!!!Gewichtheben

Weightlifting established itself as a modern competitive sport in the 
late 1870s; currently it comprises the disciplines snatch, jerk and 
total Contestants are divided into body-weight categories. Since 
1987/88 women have also participated in weightlifting in Austria. 
Austrian weightlifters have been highly successful, particularly 
before World War I (4 Olympic champions, 32 world champions, 27 
European champions).The Austrian Weightlifting Association (OeGV), 
which was founded in 1890, comprises 65 clubs with 5,128 members. 
(1993).

!Publications
Gewichtheben, 1954ff.


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