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A men's Olympic barbell weighs 20 kg (44 lbs) with a shaft diameter of 28 mm and a length of 2200 mm, whereas a women's Olympic barbell weighs 15 kg (33 lbs) and has a shaft diameter of 25 mm with a length of 2010 mm. [20] [21] The distance between the sleeves, however, is the same for the men's and the women's bars at 1310 mm.
The weight classes for men on the Olympic program were adjusted for the 2000 Games, so Olympic records only exist based on the results during and after that. [1] Women's weightlifting made its Olympic debut at the 2000 Games in Sydney, [2] with seven weight classes that have not changed since.
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.
Games Gold Silver Bronze 1920 Antwerp details: Alfred Neuland Estonia Louis Williquet Belgium Florimond Rooms Belgium 1924 Paris details: Edmond Decottignies France Anton Zwerina
Self-claims, or date, weight, and circumstances broadly uncertain: Olympic weightlifting During training, according to Anderson himself [31] Clean and press – 485 lb (220.0 kg) Snatch – 375 lb (170.1 kg) Clean and jerk – 485 lb (220.0 kg) Powerlifting and Strongman During training, according to other fellow lifters or Anderson himself
2.1 Men (1998–2018) 2.2 Women (1998–2018) 3 See also. 4 References. 5 External links. ... The following are the records of the United States in Olympic weightlifting.
The World Weightlifting Championships is an international weightlifting competition, currently held annually (except for years of the Summer Olympic Games) by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). The predecessor organization of the IWF was founded in 1905, [1] but World Championship events began before its foundation.
Weightlifting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 16 August at the Pavilion 2 of Riocentro. 260 athletes (156 men and 104 women) competed in 15 different events according to their respective weight categories. [1] Bulgaria [2] and Russia [3] were banned from participating in the sport for systematic ...