Marc Huster

Marc Huster
Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	July 1, 1970; Altdöbern, Bezirk Cottbus, 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);
Weightlifting
Representing Germany
Olympic Games
World Championships
European Championships
	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

Snatch: 177.5 kg 1999 World Weightlifting Championships.
Clean and jerk: 215.0 kg 1999 European Weightlifting Championships.
Total: 390.0 kg 2000 Summer Olympics in the class to 85 kg.

External links

Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marc Huster". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
Marc Huster at Database Weightlifting
Official website (in German)

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