Anton Richter

{{short description|Austrian weightlifter}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1911|12|7|df=y}}

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| death_date = {{death date and age|1989|8|15|1911|12|7|df=yes}}

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| sport = Weightlifting

| weight_class = 60 kg

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| club = Polizei SV, Wien (AUT)

| team = National team

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{{MedalSport | Men's Weightlifting}}

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{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalSilver| 1937 Paris | 60 kg}}

{{MedalBronze| 1938 Vienna | 60 kg}}

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Anton Richter (7 December 1911 – 15 August 1989) was an Austrian male weightlifter, who competed in the featherweight class and represented Austria at international competitions. He won the silver medal at the 1937 World Weightlifting Championships in the 60 kg category. He participated at the 1936 Summer Olympics in the 60 kg event.{{cite Sports-Reference|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|title=Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics - 2007 World Championships - Anton Richter|pages=126–146|url=http://www.iwf.net/doc/statistics/WORLD_CHAMP_SENIOR_001_146.PDF|publisher=iwf.net|accessdate=23 June 2016}} He set one world record in the featherweight clean & jerk and one in the featherweight total.