Andrei Denisov (weightlifter) explained

Andrei Denisov
Native Name:אנדריי דניסוב
Native Name Lang:Hebrew
Birth Date:3 June 1963
Weight:209lb
Sport:Weightlifting
Updated:23 August 2016

Andrei Denisov (Hebrew: אנדריי דניסוב; born June 3, 1963) is an Israeli Olympic weightlifter.[1]

Denisov is Jewish.[2] When he competed in the Olympics, he weighed 209lb.[1]

Denisov competed for Israel at the 1992 Summer Olympics at the age of 29 in Barcelona, Spain, in Weightlifting—Men's Heavyweight (100 kg), and came in 6th, lifting 377.5 kg.[1] [3] He lifted 386lb in the snatch, and 446lb in the clean and jerk, coming short of a medal by 50lb.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andrei Denisov Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418062443/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/andrei-denisov-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18.
  2. Web site: Denisov, Andrei : Jews in Sports @ Virtual Museum . 2016-08-22 . 2015-10-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151009010820/http://www.jewsinsports.org/olympics.asp?sport=olympics&ID=106 . dead .
  3. Web site: Weightlifting at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight I. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418124612/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1992/WLT/mens-heavyweight-i.html. dead. 2020-04-18.