Andrey Ivanovich Chemerkin (Russian: Андрей Иванович Чемеркин, born 17 February 1972) is a former Russian weightlifter. Chemerkin was a gold medallist at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and a bronze medalist at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Andrei had a birthweight of 12,6 lbs (5,7 kg) and is to this day the heaviest weightlifter ever to win a World Championship.[1][2][3][4]
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| Full name | Andrey Ivanovich Chemerkin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 February 1972 Solnechnodolsk, Stavropol Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 168 kg (370 lb) (2002) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Weightlifting achievements
edit- Olympic Games gold medallist (1996).
- 4 time World Weightlifting Championships gold medallist (1995, 1997, 1998, 1999).
- 2 time European Weightlifting Championships gold medallist (1994, 1995).
- Set 7 world records during his career
- 1991 - 1992 junior world weightlifting champion and a Russian championship winner known as the three warriors tournament[citation needed]
Andrei is the winner of the World Weightlifting Championships for university year 2000 but not a Senior Championship, and he attempted the all time heaviest clean and jerk 272.5 kg (601 lb) in the 2000 Olympics which he needed to win. In addition, he is a winner of several Russian Championships. At the time he won the Olympic Games in 1996 he snatched 197.5 kg (436 lb), followed by a clean and jerk of 260 kg (573 lb) to total 457.5 kg (1010 lb).
Career bests
edit- Snatch: 202.5 kg (446 lb) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Clean and jerk: 262.5 kg (579 lb) (former world record in 1997)[5]
- Total: 462.5 kg (1021 lb) (200+262.5) 1997 World Weightlifting Championships
References
edit- ^ "Chidlovski.net/liftup". Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrei Chemerkin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Sports illustrated.com". SportsIllustrated.CNN.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
- ^ "IWRP profile". IWRP.net. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "World records in old categories until 1997". IWF.net. Archived from the original on 13 August 2003.
External links
edit- Andrei Chemerkin at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Andrei Chemerkin at the International Weightlifting Results Project
- Andrei Chemerkin at Olympics.com
- Andrei Chemerkin at Olympedia
