Andrei Chemerkin

Andrei Chemerkin

Personal information
Full name	Andrey Ivanovich Chemerkin
Born	February 17, 1972 (1972-02-17) (age 52) Solnechnodolsk, Stavropol Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Medal record Men’s weightlifting Representing Russia Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta +108 kg 2000 Sydney +105 kg World Weightlifting Championships 1993 Melbourne +108 kg 1994 Istanbul +108 kg 1995 Guangzhou +108 kg 1997 Chiang Mai +108 kg 1998 Lahti +105 kg 1999 Athens +105 kg 2001 Antalya +105 kg European Weightlifting Championships 1993 Sofia +108 kg 1994 Sokolov +108 kg 1995 Warszawa +108 kg 1998 Riesa +105 kg

Andrey Ivanovich Chemerkin (Russian: Андрей Иванович Чемеркин, born February 17, 1972) is a former Russian weightlifter. Chemerkin was a gold medalist at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and a bronze medalist at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Weightlifting achievements

• Olympic Games gold medalist (1996).
• 4 time World Weightlifting Championships gold medalist (1995, 1997, 1998, 1999).
• 2 time European Weightlifting Championships gold medalist (1994, 1995).
• Set 7 world records during his career

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 pounds 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

• Snatch: 202.5 kg 446 pounds at the 2000 Summer Olympics
• Clean and jerk: 262.5 kg 579 pounds 
• Total: 462.5 kg 1021 pounds  (200.0 + 262.5) 1997 World Weightlifting Championships.

1991 - 1992 junior world weightlifting champion and a Russian championship winner known as the three warriors tournament

References

• Sports illustrated.com
• Weightlifting exchange.com (slide show and video)
• IWRP profile