Ymer Pampuri

Ymer Pampuri
Ymer Pampuri after being crowned world champion
Personal information
Nationality Albania
Born30 April 1944
Tiranë, German-occupied Albania
Died18 January 2017(2017-01-18) (aged 72)
Sport
Country Albania
SportWeightlifting
Event60 kg
Medal record
Representing  Albania
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich –60 kg / Press

Ymer Pampuri (30 April 1944 – 18 January 2017) was an Albanian weightlifter who in the 1972 Summer Olympic Games became the first Albanian to break an Olympic record, the first Albanian to become a World Champion and the last World Champion in military press, since the discipline was no longer allowed to be practiced internationally after 1972.


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