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(Redirected from Jürgen Spiess) German weightlifter (born 1984)
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.

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

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

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.
  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.

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