Biography.guide
Home › People › Weightlifter › Josef Grafl
Portrait of Josef Grafl

Josef Grafl

1872 – 1915

Austrian weightlifter

Weightlifter
Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Josef Grafl

Lived 1872 – 1915 (aged 42–43). Josef Grafl was a weightlifter.

Josef Grafl (1872–1915) was the Austrian heavyweight weightlifter who won six world titles in 1908–13.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Born
1872, Sopron
Birth century
19th century
Died
1915, Tribuswinkel
Occupation
Weightlifter

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Josef Grafl's

Portrait of Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
1832 – 1901
Historian of cartography
 Portrait of Antonín Frič
Antonín Frič
1832 – 1913
Zoologist
 Portrait of Carl Neumann
Carl Neumann
1832 – 1925
Mathematician
 Portrait of Henry Woodward
Henry Woodward
1832 – 1921
Paleontologist
 Portrait of Louis Paul Cailletet
Louis Paul Cailletet
1832 – 1913
Physicist
 Portrait of William Crookes
William Crookes
1832 – 1919
Chemist

Frequently asked questions

Who was Josef Grafl?

Austrian weightlifter

When was Josef Grafl born?

Josef Grafl was born in 1872 in Sopron.

When did Josef Grafl die?

Josef Grafl died in 1915 in Tribuswinkel.

What was Josef Grafl's occupation?

Josef Grafl was a weightlifter.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Josef Grafl

· Wikidata: Q1476668

· DBpedia: Josef Grafl

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Josef Grafl. https://biography.guide/josef-grafl/

MLA: "Josef Grafl." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/josef-grafl/.

Chicago: "Josef Grafl." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/josef-grafl/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-26 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:16 UTC