Denys Rudolfovych Hotfrid ' onMouseout='HidePop("22136")' href="/topics/Magnitogorsk">Magnitogorsk

Magnitogorsk

Magnitogorsk is a mining and industrial city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the eastern side of the extreme southern extent of the Ural Mountains by the Ural River. Population: 418,545 ;...

, Chelyabinsk Oblast

Chelyabinsk Oblast

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) is a retired male weightlifter from Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

. He twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2000. Hotfrid is best known for winning a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

 in the – 99 kg division, and setting a world record in clean & jerk (235 kg) on 1999-11-28 at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships

1999 World Weightlifting Championships

The 1999 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Athens, Greece from November 21 to November 28, 1999. The 70th edition of the men’s world championships and 13th edition of the women’s world championships were designated by the International Weightlifting Federation as the main qualifying...

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