Max Lang (weightlifter)

Max Richard Lang (born 6 December 1992) is a German male weightlifter currently competing in the men's 73 kg category. He currently holds the German national records for Clean and Jerk as well as the Total in the same weight category.

Max Lang

Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1992-12-06) 6 December 1992 (age 32)
Height	166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	72.98 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	-73 kg
Club	Chemnitzer AC

Career

Max initially had no prior experience in the sport. Before discovering weightlifting, Lang was actively involved in soccer and attended a specialized sports school in Germany. However, due to a series of injuries, he was forced to leave the soccer club he was part of. In an effort to continue his education at his sports school, Lang transitioned into the sport of weightlifting.^[1]

His first recorded appearance at a competition was at the 6th European Youth Championships in 2008, competing in the 50 kg class. He finished tenth in the snatch, and fifth in the clean and jerk, resulting in a seventh-place finish.^[2]

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Representing  Germany
World Championships
2014	Almaty, Kazakhstan	77 kg	145	150	150	11	180	185	185	17	330	14
2015	Houston, United States	77 kg	147	150	150	20	180	186	189	9	339	11
2017	Anaheim, United States	77 kg	145	149	151	12	178	183	185	11	334	11
2018	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	81 kg	150	154	154	14	180	185	190	14	339	12
2019	Pattaya, Thailand	73 kg	143	147	147	12	175	180	180	15	327	14
2022	Bogota, Colombia	73 kg	140	143	146	12	175	180	185	10	326	11
2023	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	73 kg	—	—	—	—	176	176	—	12	—	—
European Championships
2016	Førde, Norway	77 kg	147	147	150	10	180	186	191	17	330	14
2017	Split, Croatia	77 kg	150	154	156	5	178	184	188	4	344	5
2019	Batumi, Georgia	81 kg	145	149	151	12	180	186	187	8	336	9
2021	Moscow, Russia	73 kg	145	145	145	9	175	180	185		330	6
2022	Tirana, Albania	73 kg	143	143	146	8	175	180	180	4	318	5
2023	Yerevan, Armenia	73 kg	143	146	146	10	175	180	185		328	6
European Junior & U23 Championships
2011	Bucharest, Romania	69 kg	118	122	125	12	155	160	161	9	280	9
2012	Eilat, Israel	69 kg	127	131	133	6	165	169	169	5	296	6
2014	Limassol, Cyprus	77 kg	145	150	152		178	182	185		337