Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
---|---|
Sex | Male |
Full name | Hermann Willi•Reinfrank |
Used name | Willi•Reinfrank |
Born | 30 May 1903 in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg (GER) |
Died | 1 January 1943 in Volgograd, Volgograd (RUS) (missing in action) |
Affiliations | VfK 86 Mannheim |
NOC | Germany |
German weightlifter Willi Reinfrank won the 1924 European lightweight title, and was placed second in 1929. He set 11 lightweight world records from 1924-27 – one in the press, one in the snatch, five in the clean & jerk, and four combined. He won the German National lightweight title in 1923-27, and the middleweight title in 1929. At the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics he finished fifth.
Reinfrank was a trained mechanic, but later worked as an auctioneer. During World War II he was reported missing in action on 1 January 1943 during the Battle of Stalingrad. In 1955 he was officially declared dead as of 31 December 1945.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1928 Summer Olympics | Weightlifting | GER | Willi Reinfrank | |||
Lightweight, Men (Olympic) | 5 |