U20 European Championships in Raszyn-Poland: Two Leondingers there!

The U20 & U23 European Weightlifting Championships will be held from October 26th to November 3rd, 2024 in Raszyn/Poland. A total of nine ÖGV lifters. In the U20 European Championships, Lina Bauer (Badener AC), Lena Raidel (Union Lochen) both compete up to 71 kg, Jonas Klinger (VÖEST Linz) up to 81 kg, Elias Simbürger (Barbell Tribe Graz) and Luca Modrey (VÖEST Linz) both up to 89kg. In the U23 European Championships, Victoria Steiner (KSV Rum) up to 64 kg, Alina Novak (Vösendorf), Nadja Grossmann (Vösendorf) both up to 71 kg and Hmayak Misakyan (VÖEST Linz) up to 81 kg are used.

The two Leondingers, Luca Modrey and Jonas Klinger, became Bundesliga champions 2024 with their club SK VÖEST Linz on October 12th in Vösendorf. The next goal for the two is to shine with new records at the U20 European Championships in Raszyn/Poland at the end of October.

At the The 18-year-old SPORT BORG student Jonas Klingerwho switched from the 73 kg class to the 81 kg class after the state championships in June, says he would like to increase his performance in the duel to 285 kg at the U20 European Championships. A very lofty goal, but it is within the realm of his possibilities. A top 15 place in the 24-man field would be great, said the 18-year-old.

Luca Modrey, the 19 year old For weightlifting is his life and everything is subordinated to sport, at the U20 European Championships in the weight class up to 89 kg he reached 300 kg in a duel for the first time. As is possible with his teammate Klinger. A place in the top 12 is within the realm of possibility for him if everything goes according to plan. Grandpa Manfred Modrey, himself a successful weightlifter, offered a bonus of 300 euros for Luca when his grandson managed to lift 300 kg in a duel for the first time.

From October 13th to 18th there will be a national team training course at the Rum Sports Center, where both of them will of course be there. Training takes place twice a day. On October 27th we will fly from Vienna to Warsaw.

Data from Jonas Klinger:
Weight lifting since: November 2014
Sports before: Football; Do gymnastics
National achievements: Austrian champion U17, U20; State champion general class; State champion with the team
International successes: -73 kg: U17 World Cup 10th place; U17 European Championship 3rd place; U20 European Championship 10th place
-81 kg: U20 World Cup 19th place
Category: -81kg
Best performance in a duel: 277kg
Goals at the U20/U23 European Championships in Raszyn 2024: tackle performance of 285 kg; New personal bests; Top 15
Hobbies: Weightlifting
Association: SK VÖEST Linz
Exercise bike: Victoria Hahn
National coach: Sargis Martirosyan
Job/school/university: BORG Linz

Data from Luca Modrey:
Weight lifting since: 2012
National achievements: 1st place U20 state championship 2024, 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in the state championship of the general class, multiple young champion U13-U15-U17, 1st place general state championship, 1st place U20 state championship, 1st place Bundesliga (multiple times), 1st place National League, 1st place Regional League.
International successes: Participation in the U20 World Championships, participation in the U20 European Championships
1st place team European Championship with SK VÖEST 2023, 4th, 5th, 6th place EU Cup, winner at the Stapfer tournament in Ranshofen and Juniors Battle in Lochen.
Category: -89kg
Best performance in a duel: 296kg
Goals at the U20/U23 European Championships in Raszyn 2024: 300kg duel
Hobbies: Weightlifting
Association: SK-VÖEST
Home trainer / national trainer: Sargis MARTIROSYAN
Job/school/university: sportsman