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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 26, 1984 |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Germany |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Event | 105 kg |
Medal record | |
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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
- ↑ "SPIESS Jurgen". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- ↑ "Drei EM-Medaillen: Starker Stemmer Spieß". Süddeutsche Zeitung. 2009-04-11. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ↑ "Gewichtheber Spieß überrascht bei EM: Zweimal Gold" (in German). Financial Times Deutschland. 2009-04-10. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Jurgen SPIESS". Olympic Channel. Archived from the original on 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
External links
- Jurgen Christian Spiess at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Jurgen Spiess at Olympics.com
- Jurgen Spiess at Beijing2008.cn at the Wayback Machine (archived September 3, 2008)
- Jürgen Spieß at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
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