Today world record holder and Beijing Olympic champion Andrei Aramnau announced that he is officially done with professional weightlifting.

I remember last year at Klokov Power Weekend he talked about his injuries and lack of support. So it’s sad for me to see him make this decision at age 27. He achieved so much so early and so much potential for more.

Here is a Google translate of his announcement:

“I finally gave up the sport. For almost a year did not do weightlifting. In front of me there was a choice: either to become disabled, or quit to play sports and go to the coaching position. The fact that I’ve always wanted to surpass the bar of human capabilities. I strive for such records, that no living soul to be risen. Because of this, I had an overload of the body. Plus coaches constantly driven forward because of my results depended on their salary. I often being tired, let your body is unprepared to compete. So his unhealed leg I injured eight times. As a result, the thigh muscle is not sustained. I did an MRI. I was shown that one head of the quadriceps muscle by 50 percent divorced. For the life of me missing this state. For professional sport – in any case “

Update: Andrei gave an interview.

Some of the Best Moments

200kg Snatch (still current WR) and 236kg Clean & Jerk as a Junior at the 2008 Beijing Olympics





201kg Snatch at Belarus Championships

205kg Snatch

240kg Jerk x3

240kg Jerk x2