Serge Reding
Serge Reding ( born December 23, 1941 in Auderghem / Belgium, † June 28, 1975 in Manila ) was a Belgian weightlifter.
Career
Serge, who was born as Serge Yvar Arthur Gerard and the name of the husband of his mother received Reding, who was not his biological father and adopted him, grew up in the Ardennes Herbeumont. The family later moved to Brussels and there came Serge sixteen year for the first time with the weight lifting in touch. But through a systematic training, he began in 1959, when coach Wittenbol weightlifting club Schaerbeek. 1961/62 he completed his military service and then worked as a librarian in a library.
His achievements in weightlifting, he increased continuously. His first world record, he raised the age of 28 years. 1964, 1968 and 1972 he competed in the Olympic Games, the silver medal in 1968 was his greatest sporting achievements. 1972 the competition took place in his weight class the day after the terrorist attack on the Israeli athletes held in which several weightlifters of the Israeli team were killed, who knew Serge good. He was so strong emotionally touched by this event that he had three failed attempts in the Press.
Serge Reding was with a young Polish woman who he had met in a pub in Warsaw, first marriage. At the World Championship 1975 in Manila, he met a Filipino waitress with whom he fell in love - his first marriage had since failed. He held, therefore longer time in Manila, and committed suicide there on 18 June 1975 in a hotel suicide.
Serge Reding weighed in at a size of 172 cm at his best 140-145 kg.
International success / Mehrkampf
(OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European, S = Super Heavyweight, at that time more than 110 kg of body weight, and 1972 all competitions in the Olympic triathlon, consisting of press, snatch and jerk, from 1973 duel, consisting of tearing and piercing )
From 1964, World Championship medals were also awarded at the Olympic Games, also from 1969 were also medals are won in the individual disciplines. For this reason, Serge Reding won three gold, four silver and one bronze medal at the World Championships and three gold, two silver and four bronze medals at the European Championships.
Medals individual disciplines
( since 1969 to be awarded)
- World Championship gold medals: 1969, pressing, 202.5 kg - 1969, pushing, 215 kg - 1970 pushing 215 kg;
- World Championship silver medals in 1970, pushing, 215 kg - 1971, Press 227.5 kg - 1974, slotting, 220 kg:
- World Cup Bronze Medal: 1971, Snatch, 160 kg
- EM Gold Medals: 1969, pressing, 202.5 kg - 1969, slotting, 215 kg;
- EM- Silver Medal: 1974, Snatch, 175 kg;
- EM Bronze Medal: 1974, pushing, 225 kg
World Records
In beidarmigen tearing:
In beidarmigen Press:
- 215 kg, 1970 in Herbeumont, S,
- 218.5 kg, 1970 in Zewegem, S,
- 228 kg, 1971 in Lima, S