The Albanian National Olympic Committee commemorated Ymer Pampuri today. He represented Albania in weightlifting at the Munich 1972 Olympic Games, competing in the 60kg category.

Pampuri set an Olympic record in the military press style with a lift of 127.5kg. The record remains unbroken, as the style has been discontinued since 1972. The record is also held by Norair Nurikyan of Bulgaria and Dito Shanidze of Russia.

In the other two lifts, Pampuri lifted 90kg and 125kg. His total in the two lifts was 342.5kg, placing him ninth overall. First place went to Bulgarian Norair Nurikyan, who set a world record with a total of 402.5kg.

Ymer Pampuri remains a legend in Albanian weightlifting. He passed away on January 18, 2017, at the age of 72.

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