Lothar Metz

German wrestler (1939–2021)

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Lothar Metz
Medal record
Lothar Metz was the 1968 East German middleweight champion
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Olympic Games
Representing Germany
	1960 Rome	Middleweight
	1964 Tokyo	Middleweight
Representing East Germany
	1968 Mexico City	Middleweight

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

Career

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

^ "Lothar Metz". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
^ 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.