Andrei Chemerkin

Andrey Ivanovich Chemerkin (, 17 February 1972 – 12 September 2025) 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 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 Chemerkin died on 12 September 2025, at the age of 53.