Joachim Kunz
German weightlifter
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Born | 9 February 1959 (1959-02-09) (age 65) Stollberg, East Germany | |||||||||||||||||
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Joachim Kunz (born 9 February 1959) is a German weightlifter who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. He was born in Stollberg.
At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow he won a silver medal in the 67.5 kg (149 lb) class. He won gold at the 1981 and 1983 World Championships.[1] At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul he won a gold medal in the 67.5 kg (149 lb) class.
As of 2008, Kunz is head of German instant soup manufacturer Suppina.[1][2]
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References
- ^ a b "Joachim Kunz: Kraftpaket am Suppentopf" (in German). Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk. 12 June 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Suppina Impressum". Suppina. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joachim Kunz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009.
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- 1920:
Alfred Neuland (EST)
- 1924:
Edmond Decottignies (FRA)
- 1928:
Hans Haas (AUT) /
Kurt Helbig (GER)
- 1932:
René Duverger (FRA)
- 1936:
Robert Fein (AUT) /
Anwar Mesbah (EGY)
- 1948:
Ibrahim Shams (EGY)
- 1952:
Tommy Kono (USA)
- 1956:
Ihor Rybak (URS)
- 1960:
Viktor Bushuev (URS)
- 1964:
Waldemar Baszanowski (POL)
- 1968:
Waldemar Baszanowski (POL)
- 1972:
Mukharby Kirzhinov (URS)
- 1976:
Petro Korol (URS)
- 1980:
Yanko Rusev (BUL)
- 1984:
Yao Jingyuan (CHN)
- 1988:
Joachim Kunz (GDR)
- 1992:
Israel Militosyan (EUN)
- 1996:
Zhan Xugang (CHN)
- 2000:
Galabin Boevski (BUL)
- 2004:
Zhang Guozheng (CHN)
- 2008:
Liao Hui (CHN)
- 2012:
Lin Qingfeng (CHN)
- 2016:
Shi Zhiyong (CHN)
- 2020:
Shi Zhiyong (CHN)
- 2024:
Rizki Juniansyah (INA)
- 67.5 kg (1920–1992)
- 70 kg (1996)
- 69 kg (2000–2016)
- 73 kg (2020–)