Andrei Rybakou is a former Belarusian weightlifter, Olympian and two-time World Champion who competed in the 85 kg category. In 2016, after a retest of his 2008 samples tested positive for Dehydrochloromethyl-testosterone and Stanozolol his performance at the 2008 Olympic Games was disqualified, as well as his Olympic record and World record set during the competition. He was also ordered to return his silver medal.
Lydia Valentín Pérez is a Spanish weightlifter, Olympic Champion, 2 time World Champion and 4 time European Champion competing in the 75 kg category until 2018 and 81 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories. Lydia has won three Olympic Medals, two World Weightlifting Championships, as well as four European Weightlifting Championships.
Om Yun-chol or Um Yoon-chul is a North Korean weightlifter, Olympic Champion, and five time World Champion competing in the 56 kg category until 2018 and 55 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories. He is 152 centimetres and weighs 55 kilograms (121 lb). Om represents the Amnokgang Sports Team.
Sara Samir Elsayed Mohamed Ahmed is an Egyptian weightlifter who won a bronze medal in the women's 69 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She won the gold medal in the women's 76 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia. Originally from the Ismailia Governorate, Ahmed was encouraged to take part in weightlifting by her family and was competing internationally by 2012. At the senior level, she has earned gold medals at the Mediterranean and African Games, as well as the Arab Championships. In Rio de Janeiro, she became the first Arab woman to receive an Olympic weightlifting medal and the first Egyptian woman to receive an Olympic medal on the podium in any discipline.
Kim Myong-nam is a North Korean male weightlifter, competing in the 70 kg category and representing North Korea at international competitions. He won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the 75 kg event and the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the 70 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 1997 World Weightlifting Championships.
Kim Soon-Hee, also spelled Kim Sun-hui, is a South Korean weightlifter, competing in the 75 kg category and representing South Korea at international competitions.
Choe Un-sim is a North Korean female weightlifter, competing in the 48 kg category and representing North Korea at international competitions.
Moon Kyung-ae was a South Korean weightlifter, competing in the +75 kg category and representing South Korea at international competitions.
Kaori Niyanagi was a Japanese female weightlifter, competing in the 48 kg category and representing Japan at international competitions.
Chen Jui-lien is a Taiwanese weightlifter, competing in the 63 kg category and representing Chinese Taipei at international competitions. She competed at world championships, most recently at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships.
Kesaia Tawai was a Fijian female weightlifter, competing in the 63 kg category and representing Fiji at international competitions.
Amanda Susan Phillips is an Australian weightlifter, competing in the 75 kg category and representing Australia at international competitions. She participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 63 kg event. She competed at world championships, most recently at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships.
Luis Enrique Medrano Toj is a Guatemalan male weightlifter, competing in the 56 kg category and representing Guatemala at international competitions. He participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the 54 kg event and at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 56 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships.
Kim Hak-bong is a South Korean male weightlifter, competing in the 69 kg category and representing South Korea at international competitions. He participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 69 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships.
Christos Spyrou is a Greek male weightlifter, competing in the 85 kg category and representing Greece at international competitions. He participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the 70 kg event and at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 85 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships.
Choi Jong-Keun is a South Korean male weightlifter, competing in the 105 kg category and representing South Korea at international competitions. He participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 105 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships.
Kim Tae-hyun is a South Korean male weightlifter, competing in the +105 kg category and representing South Korea at international competitions. He participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the +110 kg event, at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the +108 kg event and at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the +105 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships.
Nagwan Elzawawi was an Egyptian female weightlifter, competing in the 69 kg category and representing Egypt at international competitions. She is a weightlifting coach.
Kim Byung-Chan also written as Kim Byeong-Chan was a South Korean male weightlifter, who competed in the middleweight and middle heavyweight class, representing South Korea at international competitions. He won the bronze medal at the 1991 World Weightlifting Championships in the 90 kg category. He participated at the 1988 Summer Olympics and at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the 90 kg event. He won the gold medal at the 1990 Asian Games in the Middle-Heavyweight class.
Katherine Vibert is an American weightlifter, Olympian, World Champion, Pan American champion and Junior World Champion competing in the 69 kg category until 2018 and 71 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories. She is a winner of the IWF Female Lifter of the Year for 2019.
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