1. Andrey Chemerkin is a Russian weightlifter who won gold at the 1996 Olympics and world championships in 1997, 1998, and 1999 in the super heavyweight category. 2. In 1999, Chemerkin won tournaments in Norway and Moscow and set three Russian records in the snatch, clean and jerk, and total at the Russian Weightlifting Championships. 3. Chemerkin received honors from the Russian president for his athletic success and a fund was established in his name to promote weightlifting in his home region of Stavropol.

1. Andrey
Chemerkin

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2.
The Russian Cyril and Methodius
Encyclopedia has a short record for Andrey
saying that he is an Honored Master of
Sports (1995), an Olympic Games Champion
(1996) and a World Champion
Andrey won the World Championships in
1997 in Chiang Mai (Thailand), in 1998 in
Lahti (Finland) and in 1999 Athens
(Greece).995).

5. 3. Andrey participated in a tournament that
started on May 8, 1999 in Norway and won
the second super heavyweight prize.
4. "Three Warriors" [Three Bogatyrs], new
International tournament, was held in
Moscow. On May 24, 1999 Andrei gained his
first victory for the season of 1999.
5. On September 19, 1999 at the Russian
Weightlifting Championship '99 in Taganrog
Andrei Chemerkin set three records of Russia:
200 kg in snatch, 250.5 kg in clean and jerk,
total of 450.5 kg.

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In early 1997 Andrei received a "Medal for
Courage" awarded to him by Boris Yeltsin,
the Russian President, for his victory in
Atlanta.
On February 24, 1999 there was a fund
established in Stavropol Region. The fund is
called "Peace. Friendship. Sports" and also
bears Andrei Chemerkin name. Its purpose
is to promote weightlifting and Olympic
movement in the region and to assist the
youth sports schools.

7. All his achievements at the World and
European Championships and the Olympic
Games made him the Captain of the Russian
Weightlifting Team. Andrei's height is 182 cm
(6 feet) and his shows more than 130 kg (287
lbs) in all his competitions' records. His
present weight is around 180 kg (397 lbs)
and he is the heaviest man who ever won
Olympic Games.
We have to be proud of this sportsman!