Norberto Oberburger
 Oberburger at the 1984 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1 December 1960 (age 63) Merano, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (247 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Atletic Club Merano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Norberto Oberburger (born 1 December 1960) is a retired Italian heavyweight weightlifter who won a gold medal at Summer Olympics.
Biography
[edit]In 1984 he placed second to Yury Zakharevich at the European Championships, but won a gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics, which were boycotted by the Soviet Union. Oberburger then won bronze medals at the 1985 world and 1986 European championships, both times behind Zakharevich.[1][2]
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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| 1980 | Olympic Games |  Moscow
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10th | Men's 90 kg | 315.0 kg | |
| 1984 | Olympic Games |  Los Angeles
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1st | Men's 110 kg | 390.0 kg | |
| 1988 | Olympic Games |  Seoul
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6th | Men's 110 kg | 415.0 kg | |
| 1992 | Olympic Games |  Barcelona
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10th | Men's 110 kg | 375.0 kg |
References
[edit]- ^ "Profile: Norberto Oberburger". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
- ^ Norberto Oberburger. chidlovski.net
External links
[edit]- Norberto Oberburger at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Norberto Oberburger at Olympedia
- Norberto Oberburger at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
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Categories:
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Merano
- Italian male weightlifters
- Olympic weightlifters for Italy
- Weightlifters at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Italy
- Olympic medalists in weightlifting
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century Italian sportsmen
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen