Andrei Denisov (weightlifter)

Andrei Denisov
Personal information
Native nameאנדריי דניסוב
Born (1963-06-03) June 3, 1963 (age 61)
Weight209 lb (95 kg)
Sport
Country Israel
SportWeightlifting
Updated on 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 209 pounds (95 kg).[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 386 pounds (175 kg) in the snatch, and 446 pounds (202 kg) in the clean and jerk, coming short of a medal by 50 pounds (23 kg).[2]

  1. ^ a b c "Andrei Denisov Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ^ a b "</head> <body> </body> </HTML> <head> Denisov, Andrei : Jews in Sports @ Virtual Museum". Archived from the original on 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  3. ^ "Weightlifting at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight I". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.