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Encyclopedia > Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Final results for the Weightlifting events at the 2000 Summer Olympics. A weightlifter about to jerk 180 kg[1] Weightlifting, commonly referred to as lifting, is a sport in which competitors attempt to lift heavy weights mounted on steel bars called barbells, the execution of which is a combination of power, flexibility, technique, mental and physical strength. ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

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MEN'S EVENTS

- 56 kg

Medal Athlete Total Score
Gold Halil Mutlu (TUR) 305.0
Silver Wu Wenxiong (CHN) 287.5
Bronze Zhang Xiangxiang (CHN) 287.5

Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Halil Mutlu (born Huben Hubenov on July 14, 1973 in Postnik, Bulgaria) is a Turkish World and Olympic Champion in weightlifting. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ...

56-62 kg

Medal Athlete Total Score
Gold Nikolay Pechalov (CRO) 325.0 kg
Silver Leonidas Sampanis (GRE) 317.5 kg
Bronze Gennady Oleshchuk (BLR) 317.5 kg

Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Nikolay Pechalov (Николай Пешалов, born on May 30, 1970 in Pazardjik, Bulgaria) is Olympic and World champion in weightlifting. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ...

62-69 kg

Medal Athlete Total Score
Gold Galabin Boevski (BUL) 357.5 kg
Silver Georgi Markov (BUL) 352.5 kg
Bronze Sergei Lavrenov (BLR) 340.0 kg

Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ...

69-77 kg

Medal Athlete Total Score
Gold Xugang Zhan (CHN) 367.5 kg
Silver Viktor Mitrou (GRE) 367.5 kg
Bronze Arsen Melikyan (ARM) 365.0 kg

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Armenia. ... Arsen Melikyan (born May 17, 1976 in Yerevan) is an Armenian weightlifter who competed in the Mens 77 kg weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal. ...

77-85 kg

Medal Athlete Total Score
Gold Pyrros Dimas (GRE) 390.0 kg
Silver Marc Huster (GER) 390.0 kg
Bronze George Asanidze (GEO) 390.0 kg

Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Pyrros Dimas (Greek: Πύρρος Δήμας; Albanian: Pirro Dhima; born October 13, 1971), is a Greek weightlifter and three-time Olympic champion for Greece. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Marc Huster (born July 1, 1970 in Altdöbern, Brandenburg) is a German weightlifter and sports commentator. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Georgia_(1990-2004). ... George Asanidze (born August 30, 1975 in Sachkhere) is a Georgian weightlifter who competed in the Mens 85 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics (where he won a bronze medal) and 2004 Summer Olympics (where he won a gold medal). ...

85-94 kg

Medal Athlete Total Score
Gold Akakios Kakiasvilis (GRE) 405.0 kg
Silver Szymon Kolecki (POL) 405.0 kg
Bronze Aleksey Petrov (RUS) 402.5 kg

Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Kakhi Kakhiashvili (born July 13, 1969), a Georgian-Greek weightlifter, is one of only four weightlifters to have won three consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ...

94-105 kg

Medal Athlete Total Score
Gold Hossein Tavakoli (IRI) 425.0 kg
Silver Alan Tsagaev (BUL) 422.5 kg
Bronze Said Saif Asaad (QAT) 420.0 kg

Image File history File links Flag_of_Iran. ... Hossein Tavakoli (born January 10, 1978) is an Iranian weightlifter who competed in the Mens 105 kg weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria. ... Alan Tsagaev is a Bulgarian weightlifter who competed in the Mens 105 kg weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal, lifting 422. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Qatar. ... Said Saif Asaad, born Angel Popov on May 31, 1979 in Bulgaria, is a Qatari weightlifter who competed in the Mens 105 kg weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal. ...

+ 105 kg

Medal Athlete Total Score
Gold Hossein Rezazadeh (IRI) 472.5 kg
Silver Ronny Weller (GER) 467.5 kg
Bronze Andrey Chemerkin (RUS) 462.5 kg

Image File history File links Flag_of_Iran. ... Hossein Reza Zadeh (born May 12, 1978) is an Iranian weightlifter and the strongest man in the world. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Ronny Weller (born July 22, 1969 in Oelsnitz) is a German weightlifter. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ...

WOMEN'S EVENTS

- 48 kg

Medal Athlete Total Score
Gold Tara Nott (USA) 185.0 kg
Silver Raema Lisa Rumbewas (INA) 185.0 kg
Bronze Sri Indriyani (INA) 182.5 kg

Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Tara Nott (born May 10, 1972 in Del Rio, Texas) was an Olympic weightlifter for the United States and is the only athlete in history to train for three different sports at the United States Olympic Training Center. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Indonesia. ... Raema Lisa Rumbewas (born September 10, 1980 in Jakarta) is an Indonesian weightlifter who competed in the womens 48 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal with 185. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Indonesia. ... Sri Indriyani is an Indonesian weightlifter who competed in the womens 48 kg weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. ...

48-53 kg

Medal Athlete Total Score
Gold Xia Yang (CHN) 225.0 kg
Silver Feng-Ying Li (TPE) 212.5 kg
Bronze Winarni Binti Slamet (INA) 202.5 kg

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Image File history File links Chinese_Taipei_Olympic_Flag. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Indonesia. ... Winarni Binti Slamet is an Indonesian weightlifter who competed in the womens 53 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. ...

53-58 kg

Medal Athlete Total Score
Gold Soraya Jimenez Mendivil (MEX) 222.5 kg
Silver Song Hui Ri (PRK) 220.0 kg
Bronze Khassaraporn Suta (THA) 210.0 kg

Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_North_Korea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Thailand. ... Khassaraporn Suta (born December 12, 1971) is a Thai weightlifter who competed in the womens 58 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal with 210. ...

58-63 kg

Medal Athlete Total Score
Gold Xiaomin Chen (CHN) 242.5 kg
Silver Valentina Popova (RUS) 235.0 kg
Bronze Ioanna Chatziioannou (GRE) 222.5 kg

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ...

63-69 kg

Medal Athlete Total Score
Gold Weining Lin (CHN) 242.5 kg
Silver Erzsebet Peresztegine Markus (HUN) 242.5 kg
Bronze Karnam Malleswari (IND) 240.0 kg

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... Karnam Malleswari (born June 1, 1975) is an Indian Weightlifter. ...

69-75 kg

Medal Athlete Total Score
Gold Maria Isabel Urrutia (COL) 245.0 kg
Silver Ruth Ogbeifo (NGR) 245.0 kg
Bronze Yi-Hang Kuo (TPE) 245.0 kg

Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nigeria. ... Ruth Ogbeifo is an Nigerian wrestler who competed in the 75 kg weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal. ... Image File history File links Chinese_Taipei_Olympic_Flag. ...

+ 75 kg

Medal Athlete Total Score
Gold Meiyuan Ding (CHN) 300.0 kg
Silver Agata Wrobel (POL) 295.0 kg
Bronze Cheryl Haworth (USA) 270.0 kg

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