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2. Weight plate - Wikipedia

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   [8] [19] Tom Lincir, founder of the Ivanko Barbell Company, has encountered 45-pound (20.4 kg) plates weighing as little as 38 pounds (17.2 kg), or as much as 59 pounds (26.8 kg). [20] Plates can be weighed, and the equipment marked (using a paint pen or other permanent marker) with the true weight. [21]

3. BUR Barbell Company - Wikipedia

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   The sale of iron boots was eventually discontinued. BUR 2.5lb Weight Plate BUR No.1 Weight Plate. Weight Plates BUR sold standard weight plates via mail-order and factory direct in Lyndhurst. BUR plates were shorter and thicker than competitor's plates were. This gave BUR plates the advantage of being virtually "unbreakable".

4. Barbell - Wikipedia

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   Presently, Olympic plates of 10 kilograms (22 lb) or more are 450 millimetres (18 in) in diameter. 450 millimetres (18 in) versions also exist of the lighter 5 kilograms (11 lb) and 2.5 kilograms (5.5 lb) plates to accommodate the proper starting position for beginner athletes. These can be aluminium or plastic and may have rubber edges.

5. Olympic weightlifting - Wikipedia

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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.

6. List of Olympic records in weightlifting - Wikipedia

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   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 ]

7. Bob Hoffman (sports promoter) - Wikipedia

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   Robert Collins Hoffman (November 9, 1898 – July 18, 1985) was an American entrepreneur who rose to prominence as the owner of York Barbell.He founded magazines such as Muscular Development and Strength & Health, and was the manufacturer of a line of bodybuilding supplements. [3]