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Andrei Chemerkin
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Andrey Ivanovich Chemerkin (Russian: Андрей Иванович Чемеркин, 17 February 1972 – 12 September 2025) was a Russian weightlifter. Chemerkin was a gold medallist at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and a bronze medalist at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Key Information
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]
Chemerkin was 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 was 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)[1]
- Total – 462.5 kg (1021 lb) (200+262.5) 1997 World Weightlifting Championships[2]
Death
[edit]Chemerkin died on 12 September 2025, at the age of 53.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "World records in old categories until 1997". IWF.net. Archived from the original on 13 August 2003.
- ^ "STRENGTH RECORD, Weightlifting World Records". www.strengthrecord.com. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ Умер олимпийский чемпион Андрей Чемеркин (in Russian)
External links
[edit]- Andrei Chemerkin at IMDb
- Andrei Chemerkin at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Andrei Chemerkin at the International Weightlifting Results Project
- Andrei Chemerkin at Olympics.com
- Andrei Chemerkin at Olympedia
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