German Weightlifting Federation elections
At the Member Convention in Leipzig on 15 December 2012, Dr. Christian Baumgartner was elected new President of BVDG, running against Claus Umbach, who held this position for the last 12 years.
The new elected Executive Board Members of the BVDG are: Patrick Fassott, Frank Schlizio, Christian Baumgartner, Frank Mantek, Carsten Diemer, Monique Ludwigs and Karl Rimböck.