Andreas Behm

{{Short description|German weightlifter (1962–2021)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Andreas Behm

| image = Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1985-0202-017, Andreas Behm.jpg

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| caption = Behm in 1985

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1962|11|28}}

| birth_place = Stralsund, East Germany

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2021|12|27|1962|11|28}}

| death_place = Stralsund, Germany

| height = 1.64 m

| weight = 67.25 kg

| sport = Weightlifting

| club = TSV 1860 Stralsund

| alma_mater =

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Men's weightlifting}}

{{MedalCountry|{{GER}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalBronze|1992 Barcelona|-67.5; 145+175 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|1993 Melbourne |Lightweight; 145+185 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|1991 Wladyslawowo|Lightweight; 137.5+180 kg}}

{{MedalCountry|{{GDR}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|1982 Ljubljana |Featherweight; 135+165 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|1983 Moscow |Lightweight; 145+192.5 kg}}

{{MedalSilver|1987 Ostrava |Lightweight; 150+190 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|1981 Lille|Featherweight; 125+157.5 kg}}

{{MedalSilver|1982 Ljubljana|Featherweight; 135+165 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|1983 Moscow|Lightweight; 145+192.5 kg}}

{{MedalGold|1985 Katowice|Lightweight; 150+195 kg}}

{{MedalGold|1986 Karl-Marx-Stadt|Lightweight; 152.5+195 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|1989 Athens|Lightweight; 142.5+182.5 kg}}

}}

Andreas Behm (28 November 1962 – 27 December 2021) was a German weightlifter.

Behm competed at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics in the lightweight category and finished in third and tenth place, respectively. Between 1981 and 1993 he won two gold, three silver and six bronze medals at European and world championships. On 7 July 1984, he set three world records, one in clean & jerk and two in the total. He competed until age 36 and then worked as a coach.

He died from a heart attack on 27 December 2021, at the age of 59.[https://www.ostsee-zeitung.de/Vorpommern/Stralsund/Stralsunder-Gewichtheber-Legende-Andreas-Behm-ist-tot Stralsunder Gewichtheber-Legende Andreas Behm ist tot] {{in lang|de}} His son Robby is also a weightlifter.