Manfred Rieger

Manfred Rieger

Manfred Rieger in 1971
Personal information
Born (1941-04-25) 25 April 1941
Zittau, Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 104–126 kg
Sport
Sport Weightlifting
Club SG Robur Zittau

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]

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