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Frank Mavius

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Frank Mavius
Frank Mavius in 1978
Personal information
Born15 March 1956 (1956-03-15) (age 68)
Görlitz, East Germany
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Coached byKarl Arnold
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
European Weightlifting Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Stuttgart Bantamweight
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Belgrade Bantamweight
Silver medal – second place 1984 Vittorio Bantamweight
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Katowice Bantamweight

Frank Mavius (born 15 March 1956) is a retired East German weightlifter who won four medals in the bantamweight category (56 kg) at the European championships of 1977–1985. He was also placed third in individual events at the 1977 and 1982 World championships.[1][2]

Mavius took up weightlifting in 1971 and around then moved from Görlitz to Dresden, where he had better training conditions. He is married to Ursel, a nurse, and has two daughters, Linda and Vilma.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Frank Mavius. Internationales Sportarchiv 2 July 1984
  2. ^ Frank Mavius. chidlovski.net