| Intro | Weightlifter |
| Is |
Athlete Weightlifter |
| From |
Germany Germany |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 22 July 1969, Oelsnitz, Vogtland |
| Age: | 51 years |
Ronny Weller (born July 22, 1969 in Oelsnitz, Saxony) is a German weightlifter who competed for East Germany and later for Germany.
During the 1990s, he was three times world champion, and broke world records 11 times. He participated in the Olympic Games five times, winning four medals. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens he had to retire from the contest due to an injury he suffered during the snatch competition.
He is, jointly with fellow (East) German Ingo Steinhöfel, the second weightlifter to compete at five Olympics. The first was Hungarian Imre Földi from 1960 to 1976.
Personal Records
- Snatch: 205.0 kg in 1989 on Fort Lauderdale in class to 110 kg.
- Snatch: 210.0 kg in class over 105 kg.
- Clean and jerk: 260.0 kg 1998 in Riesa in class over 105 kg.
- Total: 467.5 kg (210.0 + 257.5) 2000 Summer Olympics in class over 105 kg.
- “World Records from 1972 – 1992”. Weightliftingexchange.com. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- “All-Time Top Lists (200-250-450)”. Lift Up. Retrieved 2009-08-11.