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Rudolf Ismayr was a
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weightlifter and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the
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. He received a silver medal at the
1936 Summer OlympicsThe 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
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He was expected by Hitler to get the golden medal but the Egyptian
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beat him.
Ismayr took the
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at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.