The Olympic winner died suddenly.
Andrei Chemerkin is dead. Aop
Russia’s weightlifting circles have been shocked by the sad news, as in the 1996 Atlanta won the Olympic gold Andrei Chememerkin has died suddenly at the age of 53.
Russian Sport-Express According to the cause of death, blood clots are suspected.
Chemerkin was one of the best lifters of his era. He broke eight world records in his career and also collected a large collection of medals from the World Championship and European Championship.
The legendary Powerman rose to the public, especially in 1996, when he took his name in the Olympic gold in a class of over 108 kg.
Coach Vladimir Kniga told the Russian newspaper that Chememerkin seemed to be good at just hours before sudden death.
– Last time we talked to Andre last night when we met in Solnechnodolsk. He was all right. Presumably the cause of death was a blood clot. I talked to his wife, and according to him, everything was still fine in the morning, but then the situation became bad, Kniga told Tassi according to Sport-Express.
Chememerk’s best combined result is a whopping 462.5 pounds in the 1997 World Cup. He has long been called the “strongest man in the world”.
In addition to the Olympic gold, Chemerkin won bronze at the 2000 Olympics in Sydneys.