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Lothar Metz

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Lothar Metz

Lothar Metz was the 1968 East German middleweight champion
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Olympic Games
Representing  Germany
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome Middleweight
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo Middleweight
Representing  East Germany
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Middleweight

Lothar Metz (Germany, 16 January 1939 – Germany, 23 January 2021) was a German wrestler.[1]

Career

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He won an Olympic silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1960, and a bronze medal in 1964. He won an Olympic gold medal in 1968, competing for East Germany.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Lothar Metz". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lothar Metz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
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