 Ymer Pampuri after being crowned world champion | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  Albania | |||||||||||
| Born | 30 April 1944 Tiranë, German-occupied Albania | |||||||||||
| Died | 18 January 2017 (aged 72) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Country | Albania | |||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||
| Event | 60 kg | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Ymer Pampuri (30 April 1944 – 18 January 2017) was an Albanian weightlifter who in the 1972 Summer Olympic Games became the first Albanian to break an Olympic record, the first Albanian to become a World Champion and the last World Champion in military press, since the discipline was no longer allowed to be practiced internationally after 1972.