Andreas Behm
Andreas Behm (born 28 November 1962) is a retired German weightlifter. He competed at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics in the lightweight category and finished in third and tenth place, respectively. Between 1981 and 1993 he won two gold, three silver and six bronze medals at European and world championships. On 7 July 1984, he set three world records, one in clean & jerk and two in the total.[1][2]
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| Born | 28 November 1962 Stralsund, East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67.25 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TSV 1860 Stralsund | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He competed until age 36[3] and then worked as a coach. His son Robby is also a weightlifter.[4]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andreas Behm". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- Andreas Behm. chidlovski.net
- Behm Andreas (MVP). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- Titel soll zurück nach Chemnitz. chemnitzerac.de, 20 October 2011
External links
- Andreas Behm at the International Olympic Committee
- Andreas Behm at the Olympic Channel
- Andreas Behm at Olympedia
- Andreas Behm at Lift Up
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