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. He competed until age 36 and then worked as a coach. He died from a heart attack on 27 December 2021, at the age of 59.Stralsunder Gewichtheber-Legende Andreas Behm ist tot
His son Robby is also a weightlifter.

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* * * * * 1962 births 2021 deaths German male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters of Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in weightlifting Weightlifters at the 1992 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics European champions in weightlifting European Weightlifting Championships medalists People from Stralsund Sportspeople from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 20th-century German people {{Germany-weightlifting-bio-stub