East Germany · Men's +110 kg, July 1976
Gerd Bonk
Gerd Bonk (1951 to 2014) was a weightlifter from East Germany, with two Olympic medals (1 silver, 1 bronze). On record here: the medals at the Olympic Games of 1972 to 1976. Other competitions before 1998 are not listed.
- Olympic medals
- 2
- 1976 Olympic total
- 405 kg
Gerd Bonk at the Olympic Games
Olympic Games: 1 silver, 1 bronze.
Latest medal on record: 1976 Olympic Games, 18 July 1976, +110 kg, total 405 kg, place 2.
Gerd Bonk by the numbers
How tall Gerd Bonk was.
- Height
- 187 cm
- 6 ft 2 in.
Gerd Bonk's Olympic medals
Medals at the Olympic Games, newest first, with the class and the place. The total is shown from 1976 on. Up to and including 1972 a total was made of more lifts than today's two: from 1928 the third was the press, in which the bar is pushed overhead from the shoulders with the arms alone, and the Games of 1920 and 1924 also counted one-hand lifts. Those totals are not shown. Results from other competitions before 1998 are not on record here.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Olympic Games 18 Jul 1976 | 2 | 405 | +110 kg | - | Attempts not recorded | |||||
| 1972 Olympic Games 27 Aug 1972 | 3 | not shown | +110 kg | - | No total shown (more than two lifts) | |||||
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