Andreas Letz

Andreas Letz was a bantamweight lifter who came in an unfortunate fourth at the 1980 Moskva Olympics, representing East Germany. He won a silver medal at the 1981 World Championships and bronze medals in 1983, 1985, and 1986. At the Europeans Letz won silver in 1980 and 1981, and bronze in 1983, 1985, and 1986. He set three world records – two in clean & jerk and one in the total.

Domestically, Letz won national titles in 1980, 1983-85, and 1987. After German re-unification, former East German officials admitted to administering performance enhancing drugs to nearly all East German Olympic athletes, including Letz.