Evgeny Chigishev

Russian weightlifter (born 1979)

Snatch: 211 kg (2005)
Clean & jerk: 251 kg (2005)
Total: 460 kg (2008)

Medal record

Men’s weightlifting

Representing Russia
Olympic Games
	2008 Beijing	+105 kg
World Championships
	2005 Doha	+105 kg
	2007 Chiang Mai	+105 kg
European Championships
	2001 Trencin	–105 kg
	2003 Loutraki	+105 kg
	2010 Minsk	+105 kg
	2005 Sofia	+105 kg
	2007 Strasbourg	+105 kg
	2008 Lignano	+105 kg

Updated on 23 August 2013.

Evgeny Alexandrovich Chigishev (Russian: Евгений Александрович Чигишев; born May 28, 1979^[1] in Novokuznetsk)^[2] is a former Russian weightlifter.

Career

At the 2000 Summer Olympics he competed in the 105 kg category, ranking 5th.^[3]

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.^[1]

He also won overall silver at the 2005 and 2007 European Championships, and bronze at the 2008 European Championships.^[4]

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).^[5]

Career bests

Snatch: 211 kg at 2005 World Weightlifting Championships.
Clean and jerk: 251 kg at 2005 Russian Championship.^[6]
Total: 460 kg (210+250) at 2008 Summer Olympics.

References

^ ^a ^b "CHIGISHEV Evgeny". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yevgeny Chigishev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-12-06.
^ "Olympic Games 2000 at Sydney Men: -105 kg". Sports123.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
^ "European Championships Men: +105 kg". Sports123.com. Archived from the original on 2008-04-25. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
^ "Chigishev Evgeny". IWRP.
^ "Чигишев Евгений Александрович (28.05.1979)" (in Russian).