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Evgeny Chigishev

Evgeny Chigishev
Personal information
Full name Evgeny Alexandrovich Chigishev
Nationality Russian
Born (1979-05-28) May 28, 1979 (age 37)
Novokuznetsk, Soviet Union
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 126 kg (278 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
Sport Olympic weightlifting
Event(s) 105 kg
+105 kg
Club Novosibirsk Sports Club
Turned pro 2000
Retired 2012
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 211 kg (2005)
  • Clean & Jerk: 250 kg (2008)
  • Total:460 kg (2008)
Updated on 23 August 2013.

Evgeny Alexandrovich Chigishev (Russian: Евгений Александрович Чигишев) (born May 28, 1979 in Novokuznetsk) is a Russian weightlifter competing in the +105 kg category. He is 187 cm tall.

At the 2000 Summer Olympics he competed in the 105 kg category, ranking 5th.

He won overall silver at the 2005 World Championships, with a total of 457 kg, and at the 2007 World Championships, with a total of 441 kg.

He also won overall silver at the 2005 and 2007 European Championships, and bronze at the 2008 European Championships.

Chigishev won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, with a combined total of 460 kg (snatch - 210 kg, clean and jerk - 250 kg).



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