Elias Simbürger shines at the Styrian championship in Feldkirchen

Elias Simbürger shines at the Styrian championship in Feldkirchen

Elias Simbürger, a 20-year-old sports soldier and lifter from Barbell Tribe Graz, performed an impressive performance at the Styrian Championships in Feldkirchen. The talented athlete recently won a bronze medal in pumping at the Junior European Championships in Raszyn, Poland and was now ready to improve his best performances at home. In weight class 96 kg he competed, one class higher than with the U20 EM. according to current information To set records.

In tearing, Simbürger managed to cope with 150 kg, and in pumping he cracked the 187 kg mark for the first time. In a duel, he raised great 330 kg and 337 kg. These impressive achievements could theoretically result in new Austrian records for the U20 and U23 class without a 3 -series arbitral tribunal. His performance finally secured his first place on the Sinclair points, where he was the best lifter of the championship with 401.88 points, followed by Marco Moser from the Barbell Tribe with 296.75 points.

The new national champions

But not only Elias Simbürger impressed on this competition day. Among the women, Anna Prattes from Barbell Tribe Graz made the best performance with 195.89 points ahead of Birgit Reitbauer from AV Graz, who scored 144.97 points. The new national champions are in the different weight classes:

• 59 kg: Marlene Sabathy (Barbell Tribe Graz)
• 71 kg: Anna Prattes (Barbell Tribe Graz)
• 76 kg: Birgit Reitbauer (AV Graz)
• 87 kg: Katrin Diglas (Feldkirchen)

There are also some remarkable results for men:

• 67 kg: Julian Rauch (Feldkirchen)
• 73 kg: Benjamin Paul (ÖBLARN)
• 81 kg: Stefan Pöcher (Feldkirchen)
• 89 kg: Marco Moser (Barbell Tribe)
• 96 kg: Elias Simbürger (Barbell Tribe)
• 102 kg: Patrick Neubauer (AV Graz)
• +109 kg: Thomas Greiner (Feldkirchen)

In the youth area, some young talents were also able to shine. The results here are:

• u11 - male: Phillip Grundner (ÖBLARN)
• u13 - male: Leevi Streibl (AV Graz)
• u15 - male: Benjamin Paul (ÖBLARN)
• u15 - female: Marie Grundner (ÖBLARN)

The Styrian championships once again demonstrated the high level and the great potential in weightlifting in the region. The achievements of Elias Simbürger and his colleagues hope for a successful future.