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During his long weightlifting career (1947–1972) he set 13 official and 11 unofficial world records. [1] On April 28, 1962, at the age of 37 years and 333 days, Schemansky became the oldest man in the history of weightlifting to set an official world record, when he snatched 164 kg. [ 2 ]
While the sport is officially named "weightlifting", the terms "Olympic weightlifting" and "Olympic-style weightlifting" are often used to distinguish it from the other sports and events that involve the lifting of weights, such as powerlifting, weight training, and strongman events. Similarly, the snatch and the clean and jerk are known as the ...
Reeves set an Olympic record on Friday in the snatch, lifting 117 kg (258 pounds). In total, she lifted 262 kg (578 pounds) to beat out Colombia's Mari Leivis Sanchez (silver) and Ecuador's Angie ...
Finishing position of a clean, and starting position of a jerk. The first part of clean and jerk is the clean, which moves the barbell from the ground to shoulder height.To execute a clean, a lifter grasps the barbell just outside the legs, typically using a hook grip.
Until the definite ascent of the IFBB by the 1970s, Hoffman remained the single influential figure on the North American weightlifting, weight training, bodybuilding, and overall physical culture scene. [citation needed] Hoffman was a leader of the National Health Federation, a pro-alternative medicine lobbying organization. [3]
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.
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 during and after that. [ 1 ]
Doping in weightlifting was highlighted during the Games due to historic problems in the sport. [5] [6] Due to corruption, [7] failed reforms of the International Weightlifting Federation, [8] and doping problems, the IOC is threatening to drop weightlifting entirely from the Olympics unless substantial reforms are made to the sport. [9]