Andreas Behm

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Andreas Behm

Behm in 1985
Personal information
Born	(1962-11-28)28 November 1962 Stralsund, East Germany
Died	27 December 2021(2021-12-27) (aged 59) Stralsund, Germany
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	67.25 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Club	TSV 1860 Stralsund
Medal record Men's weightlifting Representing  Germany Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona -67.5; 145+175 kg World Championships 1993 Melbourne Lightweight; 145+185 kg European Championships 1991 Wladyslawowo Lightweight; 137.5+180 kg Representing  East Germany World Championships 1982 Ljubljana Featherweight; 135+165 kg 1983 Moscow Lightweight; 145+192.5 kg 1987 Ostrava Lightweight; 150+190 kg European Championships 1981 Lille Featherweight; 125+157.5 kg 1982 Ljubljana Featherweight; 135+165 kg 1983 Moscow Lightweight; 145+192.5 kg 1985 Katowice Lightweight; 150+195 kg 1986 Karl-Marx-Stadt Lightweight; 152.5+195 kg 1989 Athens Lightweight; 142.5+182.5 kg

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[]

External links[]

• Andreas Behm at the International Olympic Committee
• Andreas Behm at Olympics.com
• Andreas Behm at Olympedia
• Andreas Behm at Lift Up

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