- PHOTO TAKEN 24APR05 - Ashot Danielyan from Armenia competes during the men's ? kg weightlifting event at the European Weightlifting Championship in Sofia, April 24, 2005. ??? OF THE YEAR 2005

Ashot Danielyan from Armenia competes during the men's +105 kg weightlifting event at the European Weightlifting Championship in Sofia, April 24, 2005. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2005

Danielyan from Armenia competes during the men's 105 kg weightlifting event at the European Weightlifting Championship in Sofia. Ashot Danielyan from Armenia competes during the men's +105 kg weightlifting event at the European Weightlifting Championship in Sofia, April 24, 2005. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov Pictures of the Month April 2005

Iran's Hossein Rezazadeh shows his gold medal during the medal ceremony of the men's over 105 kg division at the Sydney Olympic Games September 26, 2000. [Rezazadeh took the gold with a new world record total lift of 472.5 kg while Germany's Ronny Weller got the silver with a total lift of 467.5 and Armenia's Ashot Danielyan got bronze with a total lift of 465 kg. ]

German weightlifter Ronny Weller shows his silver medal after the men's over 105kg weightlifting division at the Olympic Games in Sydney September 26, 2000. Iran's Hossein Rezazadeh took the gold with a new world record total lift of 472.5 kg while Germany's Ronny Weller got the silver with a total lift of 467.5 and Armenia's Ashot Danielyan got bronze with a total lift of 465 kg.

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Iran's Hossein Rezazadeh shows his gold medal during the medal ceremony of the men's over 105 kg division at the Sydney Olympic Games September 26, 2000. Rezazadeh took the gold with a new world record total lift of 472.5 kg while Germany's Ronny Weller got the silver with a total lift of 467.5 and Armenia's Ashot Danielyan got bronze with a total lift of 465 kg.

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Iran's gold medallist Hossein Rezazadeh kisses the podium during the medal ceremony of the men's over 105 kg division at the Sydney Olympic Games September 26, 2000. Rezazadeh took the gold with a new world record total lift of 472.5 kg while Germany's Ronny Weller got the silver with a total lift of 467.5 and Armenia's Ashot Danielyan got bronze with a total lift of 465 kg.

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Iran's gold medallist Hossein Rezazadeh (C) poses with German silver medallist Ronny Weller (L) and Armenia's bronze medallist Ashot Danielyan after the men's over 105 kg division at the Sydney Olympic Games September 26, 2000. Rezazadeh took the gold with a new world record total lift of 472.5 kg.

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Armenia's Ashot Danielyan lifts 207.5kg in the snatch of the men's over 105 kg division at the Sydney Olympic Games September 26, 2000. Iran's Hossein Rezazadeh took the gold with a total lift of 472.5 kg, Germany's Ronny Weller got the silver with a total lift of 467.5 and Danielyan got bronze with a total lift of 465 kg.

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Iran's Hossein Rezazadeh celebrates after lifting 260 kg in the clean and jerk to set a new world record total of 472.5 kg in the men's over 105 kg division at the Sydney Olympic Games September 26, 2000. Rezazadeh took the gold, while Germany's Ronny Weller got the silver with a total lift of 467.5 and Armenia's Ashot Danielyan got bronze with a total lift of 465 kg.

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Iran's Hossein Rezazadeh lifts 260 kg in the clean and jerk to set a new world record total of 472.5 kg in the men's over 105 kg division at the Sydney Olympic Games September 26, 2000. Rezazadeh took the gold, while Germany's Ronny Weller got the silver with a total lift of 467.5 and Armenia's Ashot Danielyan got bronze with a total lift of 465 kg.

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