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Subsequently the December 1958-January 1959 issue commented on a reported backlift of 6,200 lb (c. 2800 kg), by far the greatest weight ever lifted in this movement. [22] In the spring of 1958 another Soviet-American weightlifting contest was organized, this time without Anderson competing.
In the clean and jerk portion, Topurov completed a 175.0 kg clean and jerk after Süleymanoğlu. With his next two lifts, Süleymanoğlu set two more world records and won his first Olympic gold. His last lift was a 190.0 kg clean and jerk that was 3.15 times his body weight, [12] which is the highest ratio clean and jerk to body weight of all ...
Heaviest human to be able to walk. 1926–1958 (32) Rosalie Bradford United States: F 477 kg 1,052 lb 75 st 2 lb 1.68 m 5 ft 6 in 169 Holds the Guinness World Record for most weight lost by a woman, 349 kg (769 lb; 54 st 13 lb). [citation needed] 1943–2006 (63) Mills Darden United States: M 476 kg 1,049 lb 74 st 13 lb 2.29 m 7 ft 6 in
Note: Despite historical claims about Hermann Görner, Bob Peoples and Benoit Cote having lifted heavier numbers, it is Terry Todd and Wilbur Miller who are generally considered the first two individuals to break the 317.5 kg (700 lb) barrier in a documented and official setting with irrefutable evidence, hence initiating the inaugural official world record deadlift in 1964.
Dec. 2—St. Joseph's "The Incredible Faulk" is now a world record-holder. Jason Faulkner, a 300-pound, 42-year-old 1999 graduate of Central High School, has always had an interest in weight training.
Deadlift ladder – 300–400 kg (661–882 lb) x 6 reps (incremental weight loading) in 27.04 seconds (2015 Giants Live Iceland (Viking Challenge)) (world record) [16] Human deadlift – 20 humans placed on the platform x 10 reps (2016 Arnold Brazil) (world record) [17]
He was not a naturally large man like other super heavyweights but was encouraged to gain strength by adding weight. In January 1970, Alekseyev set his first world record, and during the 1970 World Weightlifting Championship in Columbus, he was the first man to clean and jerk 500 pounds (227 kg) in competition.
These records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts. The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) restructured its weight classes in 1993, 1998 and 2018, nullifying earlier records.