Robert Friedrich Joachim (13 January 1987 – 25 November 2020) was a German male

weightlifter Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lift ...

, competing in the 69 kg category and representing Germany at international competitions. He competed at the

World Weightlifting Championships The World Weightlifting Championships is an event organised by International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). The first competition, held in March 1891, was won by Edward Lawrence Levy of England. Athletes compete in a total of 20 weight categori ...

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, and

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. In the 69 kg class at the

European Weightlifting Championships European Weightlifting Championships is an annual event organised by the European Weightlifting Federation (EWF). It has been held since 1896. A separate event for women was held from 1988 to 1997, after which both championships have been held ...

, Joachim competed in

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, won all-around bronze in

(with silver in clean and jerk) and all-around silver in

(with bronze in clean and jerk).

Major results

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* 1987 births 2020 deaths German male weightlifters Place of birth missing European Weightlifting Championships medalists {{Germany-weightlifting-bio-stub