Ronny Weller Explained

Ronny Weller should not be confused with René Weller.

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Birth Date:22 July 1969
Birth Place:Oelsnitz, East Germany
Sport:Weightlifting
Event:+105 kg

Ronny Weller (born 22 July 1969 in Oelsnitz, Saxony) 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.

He is, jointly with fellow (East) German Ingo Steinhöfel, the second weightlifter to compete at five Olympics. The first was Hungarian Imre Földi from 1960-76.

Major results

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
width=65 1width=65 2width=65 3width=45 Rankwidth=65 1width=65 2width=65 3width=45 Rank
Olympic Games
align=left 190.0 190.0 190.0 3 230.0 230.0 235.0 3 425.0
align=left 185.0 190.0 192.5 2 225.0 235.0 240.0 1 432.5
align=left 195.0 200.0 202.5 2 245.0 252.5 255.0 2 455.0
align=left 200.0 207.5 210.0 2 250.0 257.5 262.5 4 467.5
195.0 200.0 202.5 7
World Championships
180 5225 405 4
190197.5202.5 230230232.5------
182.5190 192.5215230230 420
192.5197.5200 235235242.5 442.5
192.5197.5 200227.5237.5242.5 440
195200 205.5242.5250 262.5450
200200200--232.5240 --7----
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European Championships

Personal records

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Records from 1972 - 1992. Weightliftingexchange.com. 11 August 2009.
  2. Web site: IWF Annual Book 2007. www.iwf.net.