Jürgen Spieß
 Jürgen Spieß at the 2008 Olympics | |||||||
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| Born | March 26, 1984 | ||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | ||||||
| Sport | |||||||
| Country |
 Germany | ||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||
| Event(s) | 105 kg | ||||||
Medal record
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Jürgen 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]
Notes and references
- ↑ "SPIESS Jurgen". International Weightlifting Federation.
- ↑ "Drei EM-Medaillen: Starker Stemmer Spieß". Süddeutsche Zeitung. 2009-04-11. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ↑ "Gewichtheber Spieß überrascht bei EM: Zweimal Gold" (in German). Financial Times Deutschland. 2009-04-10. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ↑ "Jürgen Spieß Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
External links
- Athlete Biography at beijing2008
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