Vasily Ivanovich Alekseyev was a Soviet weightlifter. He set 80 world-records and 81 Soviet records in weightlifting and won Olympic gold medals at the 1972 and 1976 games.
Triyatno is an Indonesian weightlifter. He competed at the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics and won a silver and a bronze medal.
Tom Richard Goegebuer is a former Belgian weightlifter competing in the 62 kg and 56 kg category. He is 164 cm tall
Antoniu Buci is a Romanian weightlifter.
Erol Bilgin is a Turkish weightlifter. He is the European champion in weightlifting competing in the 62 kg division. He was disqualified from the Olympics for an anti-doping violation.
Hakan Yılmaz is a European champion Turkish weightlifter competing in the –94 kg and 105 kg divisions. He acts also as a trainer in Eskişehir.
Arakel Mirzoyan is an Armenian weightlifter.
Won Jeong-sik is a South Korean weightlifter, Olympian, and World Champion competing in the 69 kg category until 2018 and 73 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.
Navab Nassirshalal is an Iranian retired weightlifter who won a gold medal in the men's 105 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He began weightlifting at the age of 15 and has also won a bronze medal in the 94 kg class snatch at the 2007 Asian Weightlifting Championships, silver in the 94 kg clean and jerk and bronze overall at the 2009 edition, and gold in the 105 kg category in 2012.
Weightlifting was introduced to Armenia in the late 1920s and became widely practiced after World War II. Today, it is one of the country's most popular sports. The sport is regulated by the Armenian Weightlifting Federation. The first weightlifters from Soviet Armenia made successful appearances on the international stage in the 1970s. Vardan Militosyan won a silver at the 1976 Olympics, and later Yurik Vardanyan became an Olympic, World and European champion through the late 1970s and the early 1980s. Oksen Mirzoyan and Yurik Sarkisyan rose to top positions in the 1980s. After its independence from the Soviet Union, Armenia successfully held its weightlifting traditions and continues to be one of the strongest nations in Europe. In 2008, the Armenia team placed first at the European Championship. In the 2008 Summer Olympics Armenia won three bronze medals. Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan is Armenia's only world champion with his successful appearance in 2010.
Slaveyka Ruzhinska Nikolova was a Bulgarian weightlifter, competing in the 69 kg category and representing Bulgaria at international competitions.
Vasiliki Kasapi was a Greek female weightlifter, competing in the +75 kg category and representing Greece at international competitions.
Youssef Ben Abdel Jaoued Sbaî is a Tunisian male weightlifter, competing in the 69 kg category and representing Tunisia at international competitions. He participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 69 kg event and also at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 69 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships.
Milena Grigorova Trendafilova is a Bulgarian weightlifter, competing in the 69 kg category and representing Bulgaria at international competitions.
Zoltan Kecskes is a Romanian born Hungarian male weightlifter, competing in the 69 kg category and representing Hungary at international competitions. He participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the 64 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships.
Mehmet Yılmaz is a Turkish male weightlifter, competing in the 77 kg category and representing Turkey at international competitions. He participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the 76 kg event and at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 77 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships.
Abdul Mohsen Al-Bagir is a Saudi Arabian male weightlifter, competing in the 69 kg category and representing Saudi Arabia at international competitions. He participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 69 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships.
Abdul Aziz Alpak is a Turkish male weightlifter, competing in the 105 kg category and representing Turkey at international competitions. He participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 105 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 2001 World Weightlifting Championships.
Wan Jianhui also written as Wan Jianghui is a Chinese male weightlifter, competing in the 69 kg category and representing China at international competitions. He participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the 70 kg event and at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 69 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.
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