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Jürgen Spieß

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Jürgen Spieß
Spieß at the 2008 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1984-03-26) March 26, 1984 (age 40)
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
Country Germany
SportWeightlifting
Event105 kg
Medal record
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Bucharest 94 kg

Jürgen Spieß (also spelled Spiess, born March 26, 1984, in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg) is a German weightlifter competing in the 94 kg category.

He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics finishing 9th with a total of 384 kg.[1]

At the 2009 European Championships he won overall gold in the 94 kg category, with a total of 390 kg.[2][3]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, having moved up to heavyweight (105 kg), he finished 9th in that category also.[4] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he finished 10th in the heavyweight category.[5]

References

  1. ^ "SPIESS Jurgen". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  2. ^ "Drei EM-Medaillen: Starker Stemmer Spieß". Süddeutsche Zeitung. 2009-04-11. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  3. ^ "Gewichtheber Spieß überrascht bei EM: Zweimal Gold" (in German). Financial Times Deutschland. 2009-04-10. Retrieved 2009-04-11.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jürgen Spieß". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2015-08-01. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
  5. ^ "Jurgen SPIESS". Olympic Channel. Archived from the original on 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2020-03-02.