Denys Rudolfovych Hotfrid (, also

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Gotfrid, born 5 February 1975 in

Magnitogorsk Magnitogorsk ( rus, Магнитого́рск, p=məɡnʲɪtɐˈɡorsk, ) is an industrial city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, on the eastern side of the extreme southern extent of the Ural Mountains by the Ural River. Its population is curre ...

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) is a retired male

weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

from

Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...

. He twice competed for his native country at the

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: 1996 and 2000. Hotfrid is best known for winning a bronze medal at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

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 The 1999 World Weightlifting Championships were held at Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus, Athens, Greece from November 21 to November 28, 1999. It was the main qualifying events in the sport for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australi ...

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* * * * * 1975 births Living people Ukrainian people of Russian descent Ukrainian people of German descent Ukrainian male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Ukraine Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Ukraine Sportspeople from Magnitogorsk Olympic medalists in weightlifting Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics European Weightlifting Championships medalists World Weightlifting Championships medalists {{Ukraine-weightlifting-bio-stub