Manfred Rieger

Manfred Rieger
Manfred Rieger in 1971
Personal information
Born (1941-04-25) 25 April 1941
Zittau, Germany
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight104–126 kg (229–278 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
ClubSG Robur Zittau
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  East Germany
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1966 East Berlin110+ kg
Bronze medal – third place1968 Leningrad110+ kg
Bronze medal – third place1969 Warsaw110+ kg
Bronze medal – third place1970 Szombathely110+ kg

Manfred Rieger (born 25 April 1941) is a retired German weightlifter. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, as heavyweight in 1964 and 1968 and super heavyweight in 1972, and finished in eleventh, fourth and fifth place, respectively.[1] Between 1966 and 1970 he won a bronze medal in the super heavyweight category at every European championship (the championships were not conducted in 1967).[2]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Manfred Rieger". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. ↑ Manfred Rieger. chidlovski.net
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