EVGENY CHIGISHEV Evgeny Alexandrovich Chigishev (Russian: Евгений Александрович Чигишев) (born May 28, 1979 in Novokuznetsk)[1] is a Russian weightlifter competing in the +105 kg category. He is 187 cm tall.
At the 2000 Summer Olympics he competed in the 105 kg category, ranking 5th.[2]
He won overall silver at the 2005 World Championships, with a total of 457 kg, and at the 2007 World Championships, with a total of 441 kg.[1]
He also won overall silver at the 2005 and 2007 European Championships, and bronze at the2008 European Championships.[3]
Chigishev won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, with a total of 460 kg.