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Saturday, March 6, 2010

Ronny Weller: 197.5-kg Snatch

by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. | ©2012 IronMind

The latest addition to the IronMind® Big Lift Series is Ronny Weller’s 197-kg snatch from the 1995 World Weightlifting Championships in Guangzhou, China.

Germany’s Ronny Weller was a tremendous weightlifter - shown finishing the pull on his 197.5-kg gold medal snatch at the 1995 World Weightlifting Championships. IronMind® | Randall J. Strossen photo.
Germany’s Ronny Weller was a tremendous weightlifter - shown finishing the pull on his 197.5-kg gold medal snatch at the 1995 World Weightlifting Championships.  IronMind® | Randall J. Strossen photo.


1995 . . . It was the year before the Atlanta Olympics and the stage was set for the podium favorites in the super heavyweight class: Andrei Chemerkin (Russia), Ronny Weller (Germany) and Stefan Botev (Bulgaria/Australia).  Ronny Weller won the gold medal in the snatch at the 1995 World Weightlifting with this 197.5-kg snatch.


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