Marc Huster

Marc Huster
Personal information
Nationality German
Born (1970-07-01) July 1, 1970
Altdöbern, Brandenburg, East Germany
Years active 1991-2001
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Country Germany
Sport Olympic weightlifting
Event(s)
  • –82.5 kg (1991-1992)
  • –83 kg (1993-1997)
  • –85 kg (1998-2001)
Club
  • VfL Meißen
  • Chemnitzer AC
  • Riesaer AC
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 177.5 kg (2000)
  • Clean&Jerk: 215.0 kg (1994)
  • Total: 390.0 (2000)
Medal record
Weightlifting
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta –83 kg
2000 Sydney –85 kg
World Championships
1994 Istanbul –83 kg
1993 Melbourne –83 kg
1995 Guangzhou –83 kg
1998 Lahti –85 kg
1999 Athens –85 kg
European Championships
1997 Rijeka –83 kg
1998 Riesa –85 kg
1999 La Coruña –85 kg
Updated on 20 June 2014.

Marc Huster (born 1 July 1970 in Altdöbern) is a German weightlifter and sports commentator.

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

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