Libor Wälzer (born 8 December 1975 in
Sokolov) is a Czech
weightlifter. Walzer represented the
Czech Republic
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at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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in
Beijing
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, where he competed for the
men's heavyweight category (105 kg). Walzer placed sixteenth in this event, as he successfully lifted in the single-motion
snatch, and hoisted in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead
clean and jerk
The clean and jerk is a composite of two weightlifting movements, most often performed with a barbell: the clean and the jerk. During the ''clean'', the lifter moves the barbell from the floor to a racked position across the deltoids, without res ...
, for a total of . Walzer was later elevated to a higher position, when Ukraine's
Ihor Razoronov
Ihor Anatoliyovych Razoronov ( uk, Ігор Анатолійович Разорьонов; born March 25, 1970) is a Ukrainian weightlifter. He appeared at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing but was disqualified after testing positive for nandro ...
had been disqualified from the Olympics, after he tested positive for
nandrolone.
References
External links
NBC 2008 Olympics profile
1975 births
Living people
Czech male weightlifters
Olympic weightlifters for the Czech Republic
Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Czech sportspeople in doping cases
People from Sokolov
Sportspeople from the Karlovy Vary Region
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