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2. Olympic weightlifting - Wikipedia

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   World Games. Women: 1997. 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.

3. Weightlifting - Wikipedia

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   Weightlifting. Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of (dumbbells, barbells or machines). People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can include: developing physical strength; promoting health and fitness; competing in ...

4. Paul Anderson (weightlifter) - Wikipedia

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   1956. +90kg. Paul Edward Anderson (October 17, 1932 – August 15, 1994) was an American weightlifter, powerlifter and strongman. He was an Olympic gold medalist, a world champion, and a two-time national champion in Olympic weightlifting. [ 3 ] Anderson contributed significantly to the development of competitive powerlifting and is widely ...

5. List of world records in Olympic weightlifting - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of world records in Olympic weightlifting. 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.

6. List of Olympic medalists in weightlifting - Wikipedia

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   This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in weightlifting. Current program. Men. Featherweight –60 kg (1920–1936) 56–60 kg (1948–1992) 59–64 kg (1996) ...

7. Hampton Morris is 1st US men's weightlifter to medal at the ...

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   Li became the first weightlifter with back-to-back Olympic titles since Naim Suleymanoglu of Turkey won three in a row from 1988-96. Theerapong Silachai of Thailand got the silver for medal at 303.

8. List of Olympic records in weightlifting - Wikipedia

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   List of Olympic records in weightlifting. This is the list of Olympic records in weightlifting. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts. The weight classes for men on the Olympic program were adjusted for the 2000 Games, so Olympic records only exist based on the results ...

9. Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

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   2020. 2024. 2028. Medalists. Records. 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.