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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 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 •
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 == Death ==