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Laurel Hubbard. Laurel Hubbard (born 9 February 1978) is a New Zealand weightlifter. [3] Selected to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics, she was the first openly transgender woman to compete in the Olympic Games. [4][5] Prior to making her Olympic debut, Hubbard achieved a ranking of 7th in the IWF's women's +87 kg division. [6][5]
TOKYO — On Aug. 2, New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will become the first openly transgender athlete to compete in an Olympic Games. Her involvement in these Games has been controversial ...
Her squat is 601.9 pounds (273.0 kg) (equipped), bench press is 523.6 pounds (237.5 kg) (equipped with bench shirt), and she is the only woman to deadlift 621 pounds (282 kg) (equipped). She is also the first woman ever known to be a member of the 2000 pound club, as she is the first of two women ever to total over 2000 pounds in a meet on the ...
Layshia Clarendon. Layshia Renee Clarendon (born May 2, 1991) is an American former professional basketball player. They played eleven seasons in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Clarendon was the first openly non-binary WNBA player, and the first active WNBA player to have top surgery. [1]
Former marine and weight lifting champion is exploring new identity as transgender woman: 'I felt broken' ... an 810-pound deadlift and a 1,014-pound squat, but up until recently, there was a big ...
All-time progression across all strength sports. Listed below is the all-time deadlift world record progression across powerlifting (raw), powerlifting (equipped), and strongman. From 1964 to 2013, powerlifting record was considered the all-time world record and in 2014, strongman record surpassed it and holds it to-date.
Loaded 0%. A transgender weightlifter has been stripped of her controversial world records after a ruling from the RAW Powerlifting Federation. Mary Gregory sparked controversy earlier in May ...
The participation of transgenderpeople in competitive sports, a traditionally sex-segregatedinstitution,[1]is a controversial issue, particularly the inclusion of transgender women and girlsin women's sports. Opponents argue that transgender women have an unfair advantage over, and may endanger, cisgenderwomen in competitive sports due to sex ...