Andrei Chemerkin


Andrey Ivanovich Chemerkin was a Russian weightlifter. Chemerkin was a gold medallist at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and a bronze medalist at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Weightlifting achievements

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 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, followed by a clean and jerk of 260 kg to total 457.5 kg.

Career bests

Death

Chemerkin died on 12 September 2025, at the age of 53.