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Charles Jean Rigoulot (3 November 1903 – 22 August 1962) was a French weightlifter, professional wrestler, racing driver, strongman and actor. [1]Rigoulot was born in Le Vesinet, France and began to train with weights as a child. [2]
Weightlifting is very beneficial for health in countless ways. Weightlifting induces the production of collagen proteins which helps build structure and strength of tendons and ligaments. It also is optimal for promoting and improving joint stability. Weightlifting can also increase metabolism and increases resting metabolic rate.
The following are the national records in Olympic weightlifting in France. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the French Weightlifting Federation (Fédération française d'Haltérophilie) (FFH).
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.
Maude G. Charron (born 28 April 1993) is a Canadian weightlifter, [3] who competes in the 63/64 kg category and represents Canada at international competitions. She is an Olympic and Commonwealth Games champion in the women's 64 kg division.
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.
Süleymanoğlu is the first and only weightlifter to have snatched 2.5 times his body weight and also is the second of only seven lifters to date to clean and jerk three times his body weight. [19] [failed verification] He is the only weightlifter to date to clean and jerk 10 kilos more than triple his bodyweight. [20] [21]
The International Weightlifting Federation, aka IWF, is the international governing body for the sport of Weightlifting. Headquartered in Lausanne , Switzerland, it has 193 affiliated national federations. [ 2 ]