Weightlifter Oswald Junkes from Trier finished 16th in the featherweight division at the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games. He was coached by Helmut Opschruf, and in 1951 finished sixth at the World Championships at featherweight. He then moved to lightweight and was ninth at the 1955 Worlds and seventh at the 1957 European Championships. He won nine (West) German titles, at featherweight in 1942-43 and 1948-1951, and at lightweight from 1953-55. In 1987 he won the Senior World title in Puerto Rico. By profession, Junkes was an electrician employed by the German Postal Service.
Germany
West Germany