Weightlifting At The 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 62 Kg
The men's 62 kilograms weightlifting event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia took place at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre on September 17. The total score was the sum of the lifter's best result in each snatch and the clean and jerk, with three lifts allowed for each lift. In case of a tie, the lighter lifter won; if still tied, the lifter who took the fewest attempts to achieve the total score won. Lifters without a valid snatch score did not perform the clean and jerk. Schedule All times are Australian Eastern Time ( UTC+10:00) Records Results * Sevdalin Minchev of Bulgaria originally won the bronze medal, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for furosemide Furosemide, sold under the brand name Lasix among others, is a loop diuretic medication used to treat edema due to heart failure, liver scarring, or kidney disease. Furosemide may also be used for the treatment of high blood pressure. It can .... New records Refe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sydney Convention And Exhibition Centre
The Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre was a convention, exhibition and entertainment complex in Darling Harbour, Sydney. The Exhibition Centre was designed by architect Philip Cox and the Convention Centre by John Andrews (architect), John Andrews. The complex opened in 1988 as part of an urban renewal and redevelopment of the Darling Harbour area during the period. The complex was eventually demolished in 2013 to make way for the International Convention Centre Sydney, International Convention Centre. History Built by CIMIC Group, Leighton Contractors, the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre (SC&EC) opened in 1988, with a new section of the centre added for the 2000 Summer Olympics. During those games, the venue played host to the Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics, boxing, Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics, fencing, Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics, judo, Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics, weightlifting, and Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics, wrestling com ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Athens
Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southernmost capital on the European mainland. With its urban area's population numbering over 3.6 million, it is the List of urban areas in the European Union, eighth-largest urban area in the European Union (EU). The Municipality of Athens (also City of Athens), which constitutes a small administrative unit of the entire urban area, had a population of 643,452 (2021) within its official limits, and a land area of . Athens is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years, and its earliest human presence beginning somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BCE. According to Greek mythology the city was named after Athena, the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Im Yong-su
Im Yong-su (; born February 9, 1980) is a North Korean weightlifter. He won a gold medal in the men's 62 kg division at the 2002 World Weightlifting Championships in Warsaw, Poland, with a total of 315.0 kilograms. He also captured two silver medals at the Asian Games (2002 in Busan, South Korea, and 2006 in Doha, Qatar). Im competed for the same division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, but he neither completed the event, nor claimed an Olympic medal. Eight years after competing in his first Olympics, Im qualified for the third time in the men's featherweight category (62 kg), as a 28-year-old, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by placing second from the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Im, however, did not finish the event, as he successfully lifted 138 kg in the single-motion snatch, but failed to hoist 168 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk The ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sunday Mathias
Sunday Mathias (born 1 October 1980) is a Nigerian former weightlifter. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October .... References External links * 1980 births Living people Nigerian male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Nigeria Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Nigerian people 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen {{Nigeria-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kim Young-tae
Kim Young-tae (born 15 May 1975) is a South Korean weightlifter. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October .... References 1975 births Living people South Korean male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for South Korea Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{SouthKorea-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dmitriy Lomakin
Dmitriy Lomakin (born 25 February 1976) is a Kazakhstani weightlifter And phone game developer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October .... References External links * * * 1976 births Living people Kazakhstani male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Kazakhstan Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games silver medalists in weightlifting Weightlifters at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Kazakhstan Asian Games weightlifters for Kazakhstan Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games 20th-century Kazakhstani sportsmen 21st-century Kazakhstani sportsmen {{Kazakhstan-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Samson Matam
Samson Ndicka-Matam (born 22 April 1976) is a retired male weightlifter from Cameroon, who later represented France. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 for Cameroon (Atlanta, Georgia). His best finish was the sixth place in the men's featherweight division (2004). Personal Three of his brothers are also international weightlifters who competed at the Olympic Games. That are Alphonse Hercule Matam (1992), David Matam (2004) and Bernardin Matam (2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...). References External links * 1976 births Living people French male weightlifters Cameroonian male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2004 Summer Olympics Ol ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marcus Stephen
Marcus Ajemada Stephen (born 1 October 1969) is a Nauruan politician and former sportsperson who previously was a member of the Cabinet of Nauru, and who served as President of Nauru from December 2007 to November 2011. The son of Nauruan parliamentarian Lawrence Stephen, Stephen was educated at St Bedes College and RMIT University in Victoria, Australia. Initially playing Australian rules football, he opted to pursue the sport of weightlifting, in which he represented Nauru at the Summer Olympics and Commonwealth Games between 1990 and 2002, winning seven Commonwealth gold medals. After his retirement from weightlifting, Stephen worked at the Bank of Nauru before being elected to parliament at the 2003 elections. Having occupied various portfolios in the Nauruan government under President René Harris, Stephen was sworn in as president after moving a no confidence motion against his predecessor, Ludwig Scotty. His term as president was marked by allegations of corrupti ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zoltán Farkas (weightlifter)
Zoltán Farkas (born 19 November 1974 in Sovata) is a Hungarian weightlifter. He holds the 69 kg Hungarian record. He competed in two Olympic Games. In Atlanta he finished in the 8th place in 59 kg category, four years later in Sydney he placed 10th in 62 kg category. Sporting career Farkas won three silver medal (snatch, clean & jerk, total) at the 1997 European Weightlifting Championships in Rijeka. One year later he won bronze medal in snatch at the European Championships A European Championship is the top level international sports competition between European athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. In the plural, the European Championships also refers t .... Major results References External linksZoltán Farkasat sports-reference.com 1974 births Living people Hungarian male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Hungary Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yurik Sarkisyan
Yurik Sarkisyan (, born August 14, 1961, in Samaghar, Armenian SSR) is a former Soviet Armenian weightlifter. He was awarded the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR title in 1982. In 2007, Yurik Sarkisyan included into the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame weightlifting. Early life Yurik Sarkisyan was born in the village of Samagar, Armenian SSR in the Echmiadzin region. He began weight training at the age of 13. In 1980, Sarkisyan was brought into the USSR national weightlifting team. He became a Weightlifting World Champion among juniors the following year. He trained at VSS Sevan in Echmiadzin. Career At the age of 18, Sarkisyan competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics, the same year he joined the Soviet national team. He came in second place in the bantamweight (56 kg) division and won an Olympic silver medal. Following the Olympic Games, Sarkisyan moved up to the featherweight (60 kg) division, where ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Elkhan Suleymanov
Elkhan Suleymanov (born 2 February 1974), also known as Elxan Süleymanov, is an Azerbaijani weightlifter. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October .... References External links * 1974 births Living people Azerbaijani male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Azerbaijan Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Azerbaijan-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vladimir Popov (weightlifter)
Vladimir Popov (born 23 January 1977 in Cahul) is a former male weightlifter from Moldova. He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native Eastern European country, starting in 1996. He is best known for winning the bronze medal in the men's featherweight division (– 62 kg) at the 2001 European Championships in Trenčín, Slovakia. Popov was banned twice by the International Weightlifting Federation The International Weightlifting Federation, aka IWF, is the international governing body for the sport of Weightlifting. Headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, it has 193 affiliated national federations. Mohammed Hasan Jalood has been its presid ... (IWF), in 2005 and 2008, for doping violation. It is believed that he is banned for life. References External links sports-reference 1977 births Living people People from Cahul Moldovan male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |