| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | |
| Full name | Michael•Hennig | |
| Used name | Michael•Hennig | |
| Born | 14 July 1955 in Ebersbach, Ebersbach-Neugersdorf, Sachsen |  GER |
| Measurements | 176 cm / 98 kg | |
| Affiliations | SC Einheit Dresden — Dresden, Sachsen | GER |
| NOC | East Germany |  GDR |
East German heavyweight lifter Michael Hennig won the silver medal at the 1980 Europeans and qualified for the 1980 Moskva Olympics. He competed in the heavyweight I class and placed an unfortunate fourth. The graduated civil engineer later worked in technical administration with Commerzbank at Dresden. Hennig also became a weightlifting coach at Dresdner SC.
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Summer Olympics | Weightlifting | GDR |
Michael Hennig | |||
| Heavyweight I, Men (Olympic) | 4 |
