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Other weightlifting sports include stone lifting, powerlifting, kettlebell lifting, and para powerlifting—the weightlifting sport practiced at the Paralympic Games. Different weightlifting sports may be distinguished by the different ways of lifting a weight, and/or the objects lifted. Weightlifting events are key elements of strength athletics.
Finishing position of a clean, and starting position of a jerk. The first part of clean and jerk is the clean, which moves the barbell from the ground to shoulder height.To execute a clean, a lifter grasps the barbell just outside the legs, typically using a hook grip.
Weightlifting (often known as Olympic weightlifting) is a competitive strength sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with the aim of successfully lifting the heaviest weights. Athletes compete in two specific ways of lifting the barbell overhead.
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Kendrick James Farris (born July 2, 1986) is an Olympic weightlifter from the United States. He competed for the United States in the 85 kg weight class at the 2008 Summer Olympics where he placed 8th. Farris also participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London where he placed 10th.
Peter Kelley (born May 9, 1974) is an Olympic weightlifter for the United States.His coaches are Dennis Snethen, Dragomir Cioroslan, and Paul Fleschler. He currently holds the snatch record in the 105 kg. weight class with a lift of 172.5 kilograms, set at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Weightlifting trials.
Weightlifting has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the 1920 Summer Olympics, in Antwerp, Belgium, as well as twice before then. It debuted at the 1896 Summer Olympics , in Athens , Greece , and was also an event at the 1904 Games .