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Anton Richter

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Anton Richter
Personal information
Born(1911-12-07)7 December 1911
Sport
Country Austria
SportWeightlifting
Weight class60 kg
ClubPolizei SV, Wien (AUT)
TeamNational team
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Austria
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1937 Paris 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1938 Vienna 60 kg
Updated on 6 October 2016

Anton Richter (born 7 December 1911, date of death unknown) is an Austrian male former weightlifter, who competed in the featherweight class and represented Austria at international competitions. He won the silver medal at the 1937 World Weightlifting Championships in the 60 kg category. He participated at the 1936 Summer Olympics in the 60 kg event.[1][2] He set one world record in the featherweight clean & jerk and one in the featherweight total.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anton Richter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics - 2007 World Championships - Anton Richter" (PDF). iwf.net. pp. 126–146. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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