Jiří Zubrický

Jiří Zubrický
Personal information
NationalityCzech
Born(1964-02-08)8 February 1964
Most, Czechoslovakia
Died31 December 2025(2025-12-31) (aged 61)
Czech Republic
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight165 kg (364 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event
+110 kg
Medal record
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Men's weightlifting
World Championships
1990 Budapest +110 kg
European Championships
1992 Szekszárd +110 kg
Updated on 1 June 2016

Jiří Zubrický (8 February 1964 – 31 December 2025) was a Czech weightlifter who competed for Czechoslovakia and participated at the Olympic Games in 1988 and 1992.[1] He won bronze medal at the 1990 World Weightlifting Championships, behind the two Soviets Leonid Taranenko and Artur Akoyev.[2] He was the heaviest competitor at the 1988 Summer Olympics with 164.95 kg (363 lb).[3]

Zubrický died on 31 December 2025, at the age of 61.[4]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Result Rank 1 2 3 Result Rank
Representing  Czech Republic
World Championships
1993 Melbourne, Australia[5] +108 kg 165.0 170.0 170.0 170.0 13 215.0 215.0 222.5 222.5 8 392.5 10
European Championships
1996 Stavanger, Norway +108 kg 160.0 160.0 165.0 160.0 15 207.5 215.0 220.0 215.0 11 375.0 11
1995 Warsaw, Poland +108 kg N/a N/a N/a 160.0 15 N/a N/a N/a 210.0 9 370.0 10
1994 Sokolov, Czech Republic +108 kg N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a 215.0 7
1993 Sofia, Bulgaria +108 kg N/a N/a N/a 170.0 11 N/a N/a N/a 212.5 8 382.5 8
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona, Spain +110 kg 170.0 172.5 177.5 170.0 11 222.5 227.5 232.5 222.5 5 392.5 6
1988 Seoul, South Korea +110 kg 185.0 185.0 185.0
World Championships
1991 Donaueschingen, Germany[6] +110 kg 170.0 170.0 175.0 170.0 7 220.0 220.0 222.5 222.5 4 392.5 6
1990 Budapest, Hungary +110 kg N/a N/a N/a 165.0 4 N/a N/a N/a 215.0 380.0
1989 Athens, Greece[7][8] +110 kg 170.0 170.0 175.0 175.0 5 215.0 225.0 232.5 225.0 5 400.0 5
1987 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia[9] +110 kg N/a N/a N/a 195.0 5 N/a N/a N/a 242.5 5 437.5 5
1985 Södertälje, Sweden[10] +110 kg N/a N/a N/a 172.5 6 N/a N/a N/a 210.0 6 382.5 6
European Championships
1992 Szekszárd, Hungary +110 kg N/a N/a N/a 165.0 5 N/a N/a N/a 212.5 377.5
1991 Władysławowo, Poland +110 kg N/a N/a N/a 180.0 6 N/a N/a N/a 232.5 412.5 4
1990 Aalborg, Denmark +110 kg N/a N/a N/a 170.0 7 N/a N/a N/a 222.5 5 392.5 5
1989 Athens, Greece[11] +110 kg 170.0 170.0 175.0 175.0 5 215.0 225.0 232.5 225.0 5 400.0 5
1988 Cardiff, Great Britain[12] +110 kg N/a N/a N/a 185.0 4 N/a N/a N/a 235.0 4 420.0 4

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jiří Zubrický". olympic.org. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics" (PDF). iwf.net. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  3. ^ "XXIV.NYÁRI OLIMPIAI JÁTÉKOK". Új Szó (in Hungarian). Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  4. ^ Veverka, Václav (2 January 2026). "Zemřel vzpěrač Jiří Zubrický. Úspěšnému rodákovi z Mostu bylo 61 let". Deník (in Czech). Vltava Labe Media. Czech News Agency. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  5. ^ "65th World Championships". iwrp.net. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  6. ^ "64th World Championships". iwrp.net. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Pontot érő helyezések". Új Szó (in Hungarian). Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  8. ^ "62nd World Championships". iwrp.net. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Befejeződött az 58. súlyemelő-vb Nyolc világcsúcs". Új Szó (in Hungarian). Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  10. ^ "59th World Championships". iwrp.net. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  11. ^ "62nd World Championships". iwrp.net. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Véget ért a súlyemelő-Eb - Zaharevics világcsúcsa". Új Szó (in Hungarian). Retrieved 29 November 2018.