Adolf Wagner
weightlifter
- June 27, 1911 · Essen
- April 9, 1984 · Essen
- 72 years
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Adolf Wagner, 72, German weightlifter and Olympic medalist
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|Adolf Wagner (23 July 1911 – 9 June 1984) was a German weightlifter who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the middleweight category. He lifted a total of 352.5 kg (clean and press - 97.5 kg, snatch - 112.5 kg, clean & jerk - 142.5 kg) at bodyweight of 74 kg. He was a member of the club Kraftsportverein Essen 1888. He also won the gold medal in the 1938 World Weightlifting Championships.
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