Andrey Chemerkin

Andrei Chemerkin
Personal information
Full nameAndrey Ivanovich Chemerkin
Born (1972-02-17) 17 February 1972 (age 52)
Solnechnodolsk, Stavropol Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight168 kg (370 lb) (2002)
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta +108 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney +105 kg
World Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Guangzhou +108 kg
Gold medal – first place 1997 Chiang Mai +108 kg
Gold medal – first place 1998 Lahti +105 kg
Gold medal – first place 1999 Athens +105 kg
Silver medal – second place 1994 Istanbul +108 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Melbourne +108 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Antalya +105 kg
European Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Sokolov +108 kg
Gold medal – first place 1995 Warszawa +108 kg
Silver medal – second place 1993 Sofia +108 kg
Silver medal – second place 1998 Riesa +105 kg

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.

Weightlifting achievements

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

References

  1. ^ "World records in old categories until 1997". IWF.net. Archived from the original on 13 August 2003.