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Pictogram. 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.
Appearance. 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 ]
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.
This is the list of world records progression in men's weightlifting. 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 restructured its weight classes in 1993, 1998 and 2018, nullifying earlier records.
Total (raw) – 407.5kg @ 46.75kg. [ 6 ] Total (equipped) – 500kg @ 46.56kg. [ 7 ] In weightlifting, Wei-Ling competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 48kg class. She snatched 75kg and clean and jerked 95kg for a total of 170kg, ranking 11th. [ 8 ] At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Wei-Ling originally won the bronze medal in the 48kg category.
Deadlift (raw) – 410 kg (904 lb) (Thor's Powerlifting Challenge 2018) [152] Total – 1,100 kg (2,425 lb) (Thor's Powerlifting Challenge 2018) [152] → Hafþór's total at its time, was the fifth-highest raw superheavyweight powerlifting total of all time, and the seventh-highest raw powerlifting total of all time regardless of weight class ...
Powerlifting is a competitive strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift. As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, it involves the athlete attempting a maximal weight single-lift effort of a barbell loaded with weight plates. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as "odd ...
Tamio "Tommy" Kono (Japanese: 高野 民夫, June 27, 1930 – April 24, 2016) was an American weightlifter of Japanese descent.A two-time Olympic gold medalist, Kono set world records in four different weight classes: [2] lightweight (149 pounds or 67.5 kilograms), middleweight (165 lb or 75 kg), light-heavyweight (182 lb or 82.5 kg) and middle-heavyweight (198 lb or 90 kg).