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Rudolf Ismayr

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Rudolf Ismayr
Personal information
Born14 October 1908
Landshut, Germany
Died9 May 1998 (aged 89)
Marquartstein, Bavaria, Germany
Sport
SportWeightlifting
ClubSC Roland München
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1932 Los Angeles -75 kg
Silver medal – second place 1936 Berlin -75 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1938 Vienna -75 kg

Rudolf Ismayr (14 October 1908 – 9 May 1998) was a German weightlifter. He won a gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and a silver medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, as well as a silver medal at the 1938 World Championships. Between 1931 and 1935 he set five official and six unofficial world records.[1][2]

Ismayr took the Olympic Oath at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.[3] Death unspecified.

References

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  1. ^ Rudolf Ismayr. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Rudolf Ismayr. chidlovski.net
  3. ^ IOC 1936 Summer Olympics. Olympic.org. Retrieved on 2014-08-10.