Andrei Chemerkin

Andrey Ivanovich Chemerkin (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.

Weightlifting achievements

 * 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

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

 * Snatch: 202.5 kg (446 lb) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
 * Clean and jerk: 262.5 kg (579 lb) (former world record in 1997)
 * Total: 462.5 kg (1021 lb) (200+262.5) 1997 World Weightlifting Championships