Marc Huster
Marc Huster (born 1 July 1970 in Altdöbern) is a German weightlifter and sports commentator.
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| Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 1, 1970 Altdöbern, Bezirk Cottbus, East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1991-2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Olympic weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World Champion in Istanbul 1994, European Champion in Rijeka 1997, Riesa 1998, and Deportivo La Coruña 1999. World records in clean and jerk 1993 (210 kg) and 1996 (213.5 kg), world record in Olympic weightlifting combined 1994 (382.5 kg), European record in clean and jerk 1999 (215 kg).
He ranked 7th at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, won a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta in the 83 kg class, and another silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney in the 85 kg class. Huster retired his weightlifting career in 2002.
Since 1997 he comments on weightlifting events for Eurosport, in 2002 he started working for German broadcaster Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk.
Weightlifting career bests
- Snatch: 177.5 kg 1999 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Clean and jerk: 215.0 kg 1999 European Weightlifting Championships.
- Total: 390.0 kg 2000 Summer Olympics in the class to 85 kg.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marc Huster". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- Marc Huster at Database Weightlifting
- Official website (in German)