Ronny Weller
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Olympic medal record | |||
Men's weightlifting | |||
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Competitor for Germany | |||
Gold | 1992 Barcelona | 110 kg class | |
Silver | 1996 Atlanta | +108 kg class | |
Silver | 2000 Sydney | +105 kg class | |
Competitor for East Germany | |||
Bronze | 1988 Seoul | 110 kg class |
Ronny Weller (born July 22, 1969 in Oelsnitz) is a German weightlifter who competed for East Germany and later for Germany.
During the 1990s, he was three times world champion, and broke world records 11 times. He participated in the Olympic Games five times, winning four medals. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens he had to retire from the contest due to an injury he suffered during the snatch competition.
[edit] Weightlifting Career
Weller has held world records and broken many in his time, and is still going strong. His best lifts are as follows:
Clean and Jerk: 262.5 kg
Snatch: 210.0 kg
Total: 467.5 kg - Sydney 2000
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Categories: 1969 births | Living people | German weightlifters | Olympic weightlifters of East Germany | Olympic weightlifters of Germany | Olympic gold medalists for Germany | Olympic silver medalists for Germany | Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany | Weightlifters at the 1988 Summer Olympics | Weightlifters at the 1992 Summer Olympics | Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics | Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics | Weightlifters at the 2004 Summer Olympics