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| Nationality |  Belgian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Serge Yvan Arthur Gérard (1941-12-23)23 December 1941 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 June 1975(1975-06-28) (aged 33) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 140 kg (309 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | +110 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Serge Yvan Arthur Reding (23 December 1941 – 28 June 1975) was aBelgian heavyweight weightlifter.
Reding was born inAuderghem to Adeline Gérard, an unmarried woman, and his father is unknown. When his mother married Ernest Reding ofHerbeumont 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.[1][2]
He competed in the 1964, 1968, and 1972 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1968. Between 1968 and 1974 he won four silver medals at the world championships and set six ratified world records: three inpress, one insnatch, and two inclean and jerk.[3][4]
He died of a heart attack inManila,Philippines, a year after competing in the world championships there.
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