Peter Wenzel (weightlifter)

Peter Wenzel

Peter Wenzel in 1979
Personal information
Born	15 April 1952 Stroitschen, Germany
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Club	SC Einheit Dresden
Medal record Competitor for  East Germany Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Middleweight; 145+182.5 kg World Championships 1973 Havana Middleweight, 140+177.5 kg 1974 Manila Middleweight, 142.5+180 kg 1975 Moscow Middleweight, 145+190 kg 1976 Montreal Middleweight, 145+182.5 kg 1977 Stuttgart Middleweight, 150+187.5 kg 1978 Gettysburg Middleweight, 145+190 kg 1979 Thessaloniki Middleweight, 147.5+190 kg European Championships 1974 Verona Middleweight, 145+182.5 kg 1975 Moscow Middleweight, 145+190 kg 1976 East Berlin Middleweight, 150+185 kg 1977 Stuttgart Middleweight, 150+187.5 kg 1979 Varna Middleweight, 150+182.5 kg

Peter Wenzel (born 15 April 1952) is a retired East German weightlifter who won a bronze medal in the middleweight category at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Between 1973 and 1979 he won a medal at every world championship, including a gold in 1975.^[1][2]

References

1. Peter Wenzel. sports-reference.com
2. Peter Wenzel. chidlovski.net