Serge Reding

Serge Reding

Personal information
Birth name	Serge Yvan Arthur Gérard
Full name	Serge Yvan Arthur Reding
Nationality	Belgian
Born	(1941-12-23)December 23, 1941 Oudergem, Belgium
Died	Manila, Philippines
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	138 kg (304 lb)
Sport
Country	Belgium
Sport	Weightlifting
Event(s)	+110 kg

Olympic medal record
Representing Belgium
Men's Weightlifting
Olympic Games
	1968 Mexico City	+90 kg
World Championships Total
	1968 Mexico City	+90 kg
	1969 Warsaw	+110 kg
	1970 Columbus	+110 kg
	1974 Manila	+110 kg
European Championships Total
	1964 Moskva	+90 kg
	1968 Leningrad	+90 kg
	1969 Warsaw	+110 kg
	1974 Verona	+110 kg

Serge Yvan Arthur Reding (23 December 1941 – 28 June 1975) was a Belgian weightlifter.

Early life

Reding was born in Oudergem to Adeline Gérard, an unmarried woman, and his father is unknown. When his mother married Ernest Reding from Herbeumont in 1953, Serge was adopted by Reding and took his family name. Reding grew attached to his stepfather and stayed with him after he divorced from his mother.

Personal Records

• Snatch - 182.5 kg (402 lb)
• Clean and Jerk - 227 kg (500 lb)
• Clean and Press - 228 kg (502 lb)

The following lifts were done in training, according to Reding's coach.

• Bench Press - 210 kg (463 lb)
• Squat - 320 kg (705 lb)
• Deadlift - 350 kg (771 lb) - It was noted by Reding's coach that he did not even train in the deadlift.

Death

Reding died of a heart-attack in Manila, Philippines a year after competing in the World Championships there. He is interred at the Herbeumont cemetery.

External links

• (English) Serge Reding Profile
• Serge Reding Hall of Fame at Weightlifting Exchange