Karl Arnold (weightlifter)

{{short description|German weightlifter}}

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|image=Bundesarchiv Bild 183-B0429-0014-001, Karl Arnold.jpg

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|caption=Karl Arnold in 1963

|birth_date=28 October 1940

|birth_place=Dittelsdorf, Germany

|death_date=28 February 2012 (aged 71)

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| height = {{convert|1.72|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|82|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

|sport=Weightlifting

|club=SG Robur Zittau

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| show-medals = yes

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{{MedalCountry|{{GDR}}}}

{{MedalEuropeanChampionships}}

{{MedalBronze|1968 Leningrad|Light-heavyweight; 155+135+175 kg}}

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Karl Arnold (28 October 1940 – 28 February 2012) was a German light-heavyweight weightlifter. He finished in eighth and fifth place at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics, respectively, and won a bronze medal at the 1968 European Championships.