1. Harald Tammer (1899)

Weightlifter

Estonian weight lifting world champion who won a bronze medal at the 1924 Paris Olympics.

2. Leonidas Sabanis (1971)

Weightlifter

Greek weightlifter who won two Olympic silver medals, one in 1996 in Atlanta and one in 2000 in Sydney.

3. Kakhi Kakhiashvili (1969)

Weightlifter

Georgian-Greek weightlifter who won 3 Olympic gold medals, one in 1992, one in 1996, and one in 2000.

4. Sevdalin Minchev (1974)

Weightlifter

Bulgarin weightlifter who competed in four Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1996 at the Atlanda games.

5. Norbert Schemansky (1924)

Weightlifter

American weightlifter and Olympic gold medalist who won four Olympic medals in the 90 kg weight class.

6. Om Yun-chol (1991)

Weightlifter

Weightlifter who won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 56 kg division. He also took gold at the 2013 World Championships and Asian Championships in the...

7. Tommy Kono (1930)

Weightlifter

Olympic weightlifter for the U.S. team who won gold medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics.

8. Dmitry Klokov (1983)

Weightlifter

Weightlifter from Russia who took home the silver medal in the 105kg category at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He won the gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championships...

9. Hossein Rezazadeh (1978)

Weightlifter

Iranian former weightlifter who has come to be known as one of the greatest athletes in the history of the sport. Among his many achievements are two Olympic gold medals...

10. Oleg Perepetchenov (1975)

Weightlifter

Russian weightlifter who was stripped of his 2004 Olympic bronze medal after testing positive for steroids.

11. Ronny Weller (1969)

Weightlifter

German weightlifter and Olympic gold medalist who won gold at the 1992 Barcelona games in the 110 kg weight class.

12. Pyrros Dimas (1971)

Weightlifter

Greek weightlifter who is considered one of the sport's greatest athletes and won gold medals in three consecutive Olympics.

13. Halil Mutlu (1973)

Weightlifter

Turkish weightlifter who won many competitions and three Olympic gold medals, one in the 54kg weight class and two in the 56kg class.

14. Naim Süleymanoğlu (1967)

Weightlifter

Turkish weightlifter and three-time Olympic gold medalist, winning in 1998 in Seoul, 1992 in Barcelona, and in 1996 in Atlanta.

15. Daniel Koum (1985)

Weightlifter

Daniel Koum is a Cameroon-born Australian weightlifter in the -62 kg category. In the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships that were held in Paris France Koum placed 29th overall with a...

16. Aleksey Petrov (weightlifter) (1974)

Weightlifter

Aleksei Aleksandrovich Petrov is a retired Russian weightlifter. He had his peak performance in 1994 when he won the European and world titles and set four world records: one in...

17. Aleksandar Varbanov (1964)

Weightlifter

Aleksandar Varbanov was an weightlifter for Bulgaria.

18. Pak Hyon-suk (1985)

Weightlifter

Pak Hyon-Suk is a female weightlifter from North Korea. She ranked 6th in the Woman's 58 kg category at the 2004 Summer Olympics lifting 217. 5 kg in total. At...

19. Galabin Boevski (1974)

Weightlifter

Galabin Boevski is a Bulgarian weightlifter. He was born in Knezha and was both World Champion and Olympic Champion. He was later suspended for eight years after failing drug tests....

20. Lu Ying-chi (1985)

Weightlifter

Lu Ying-chi is a female weightlifter from Taiwan. At the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships she ranked 8th in the 63 kg category with a total of 215 kg. She won...

21. Khadzhimurat Akkayev (1985)

Weightlifter

Khadzhimurat Magomedovich Akkaev is a Russian weightlifter of Balkar descent. He competed in the men's 94 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he won a silver medal.

22. Sergey Filimonov (1975)

Weightlifter

Sergey Yuryevich Filimonov is a Kazakhstani weightlifter who competed in the Men's 77 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal with 372. 5 kg in total....

23. Denys Hotfrid (1975)

Weightlifter

Denys Rudolfovych Hotfrid is a retired male weightlifter from Ukraine. He twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2000. Hotfrid is best known for winning...

24. Nader Sufyan Abbas (1975)

Weightlifter

Nader Sufyan Abbas is a Qatari weightlifter who competed in the Men's 77 kg weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics and finished 9th. He is the 2001 world champion....

25. Winarni Binti Slamet (1975)

Weightlifter

Binti Slamet is an Indonesian weightlifter who competed in the women's 53 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal lifting 202. 5 kg in total. Also...

26. Tatsiana Stukalava (1975)

Weightlifter

Tatsiana Stukalava is a Belarusian weightlifter who competed in the Women's 63 kg weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal lifting 222. 5 kg in...

27. Giorgi Asanidze (1975)

Weightlifter

Giorgi Asanidze is a Georgian weightlifter who competed in the men's 85 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. He was elected to the Parliament of Georgia...

28. Olha Korobka (1985)

Weightlifter

Olha Korobka is a female Ukrainian weightlifter who was European record holder in the snatch with 133 kg and in the clean and jerk with 164 kg. She ranked 7th...

29. Nataliya Davydova (1985)

Weightlifter

Natalya Davydova is a Ukrainian weightlifter. She won the bronze medal in the 69 kg category at the 2005 Junior World Championships with a total of 233 kg. At...

30. Karnam Malleswari (1975)

Weightlifter

Karnam Malleswari is an Indian weightlifter. During her career spanning ten years she has won 11 gold and three silver medals besides the prestigious Olympic bronze. She has been the...

31. Tom Goegebuer (1975)

Weightlifter

Tom Goegebuer is a Belgian weightlifter competing in the 62 kg and 56 kg category. He is 164 cm tall He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in...

32. Li Zhuo (1981)

Weightlifter

Li Zhuo is a Chinese weightlifter. She competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics winning the silver medal in the 48 kg class.

33. Pang Kum-chol (1981)

Weightlifter

Pang Kum-chol is a North Korean weightlifter who participates in the 77 kg weight category. Pang won a gold medal in the 2010 Asian Games two silvers and one bronze...

34. Hanna Batsiushka (1981)

Weightlifter

Hanna Batsiushka is a Belarusian weightlifter. She competed in the Women's 63 kg weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal lifting 242. 5 kg in...

35. Daniel Núñez (1958)

Weightlifter

Daniel Núñez is a Cuban weightlifter. He won a gold medal in the bantamweight class at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Núñez set a world record for the snatch...

36. Yanko Rusev (1958)

Weightlifter

Yanko Rusev was an Olympic weightlifter for Bulgaria. In 1993 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.

37. Ruben Aleksanyan (1990)

Weightlifter

Ruben Aleksanyan is a weightlifter from Armenia. He won a gold medal at the 2009 European Championships in Władysławowo Poland and a silver medal at the 2010 European Championships in...

38. Long Qingquan (1990)

Weightlifter

Long Qingquan is a male Chinese weightlifter. He qualified for the 56 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics where he won a gold medal in the 56 kg weightlifting.

39. Chen Weiqiang (1958)

Weightlifter

Chen Weiqiang is a male Chinese weightlifter. He began training in a sports school in the provincial Gymnasium in 1972. Two years later he joined the provincial team.

40. Jean Greeff (1990)

Weightlifter

Jean Greeff is a South African weightlifter. He competed in the Men's 94 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

41. Triyatno (1987)

Weightlifter

Triyatno is a weightlifter from Indonesia. At the 2006 Junior World Championships he won the bronze medal in the 62 kg category.

42. Isaac Berger (1936)

Weightlifter

Isaac Ike Berger was an Olympic weightlifter for the United States. He is the holder of 23 world weightlifting records and won the national title in the United States twelve...

43. Giovanni Bardis (1987)

Weightlifter

Giovanni Bardis is a French weightlifter. His personal best is 335 kg. At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships he ranked 26th in the 77 kg category with a total of...

44. Mariya Grabovetskaya (1987)

Weightlifter

Mariya Grabovetskaya is a female weightlifter from Kazakhstan. She won the silver medal at the 2007 Junior World Championships with a total of 277 kg. At the 2008 Summer Olympics...

45. Irina Nekrassova (1988)

Weightlifter

Irina Nekrassova is a female weightlifter from Kazakhstan. At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships she ranked 9th in the 69 kg category lifting 228 kg in total. She won the...

46. Zarema Kasayeva (1987)

Weightlifter

Zarema Kasaeva is a Russian weightlifter.

47. Yoshinobu Miyake (1939)

Weightlifter

Yoshinobu Miyake is a former Japanese weightlifter and Olympic champion and a retired Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Major General. A native of Miyagi Prefecture he graduated from Hosei University and...

48. Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan (1988)

Weightlifter

Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan is an Armenian weightlifter. He was awarded the Honored Master of Sports of Armenia title in 2009. Martirosyan is an Armenian Champion two-time European Champion World Champion...

49. Saeid Alihosseini (1988)

Weightlifter

Saeid Alihosseini is an Iranian weightlifter. He holds the junior world record for the +105 kg category.

50. Liao Hui (weightlifter) (1987)

Weightlifter

Liao Hui is a Chinese weightlifter. He is an Olympic champion and two time world champion as well as the world record holder in the clean and jerk ) and...