Andreas Behm
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| Born | 28 November 1962 Stralsund, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 December 2021 (aged 59) Stralsund, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67.25 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TSV 1860 Stralsund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andreas Behm (28 November 1962 – 27 December 2021) was a German weightlifter.
Behm competed at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics in the lightweight category and finished in third and tenth place, respectively. Between 1981 and 1993 he won two gold, three silver and six bronze medals at European and world championships. On 7 July 1984, he set three world records, one in clean & jerk and two in the total.[1][2] He competed until age 36[3] and then worked as a coach.
He died from a heart attack on 27 December 2021, at the age of 59.[4] His son Robby is also a weightlifter.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andreas Behm". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ Andreas Behm. chidlovski.net
- ^ Behm Andreas (MVP). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ^ Stralsunder Gewichtheber-Legende Andreas Behm ist tot (in German)
- ^ Titel soll zurück nach Chemnitz. chemnitzerac.de, 20 October 2011
External links
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Media related to Andreas Behm at Wikimedia Commons- Andreas Behm at Olympics.com
- Andreas Behm at Olympedia
- Andreas Behm at Lift Up
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