Heinrich Schneidereit

Heinrich Schneidereit (23 December 1884 – 30 September 1915) was a German heavyweight weightlifter who competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games. He won a gold medal in the tug of war and bronze medals in the one hand lift and two hand lift.[1]

Heinrich Schneidereit

Heinrich Schneidereit in 1912
Personal information
Born	23 December 1884 Cologne, Germany
Died	30 September 1915 (aged 30) Thionville, France
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Club	Kölner Athleten-Club 1882
Medal record Representing  Germany Men's tug of war Intercalated Olympic Games 1906 Athens Tug of war Men's weightlifting Intercalated Olympic Games 1906 Athens One hand lift 1906 Athens Two hand lift World Championships 1903 Paris +80 kg 1906 Lille +80 kg 1907 Frankfurt +80 kg 1911 Stuttgart +80 kg

Schneidereit joined a weightlifting club when he was aged 16, but owing to his athletic background soon became one of the best German competitors and won four medals at the world weightlifting championships of 1903–1911. In 1914 he won his last competition and was studying business administration. Next year he was killed in France during World War I.[2][3]

See also

• List of Olympians killed in World War I

References

1. Heinrich Schneidereit Archived 1 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
2. Heinrich Schneidereit. unequipped-benchpress.de
3. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2015.