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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]
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.
Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref 48 kg Snatch 83 kg Morghan King: 6 August 2016 Olympic Games: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [32] Clean & Jerk 102.5 kg Tara Nott: 21 July 2000 USA Olympic Tryouts New Orleans, United States [33] Total 185 kg Tara Nott: 21 July 2000 USA Olympic Tryouts New Orleans, United States [34] 53 kg Snatch 87 kg Cortney Batchelor
An Olympic lifter, Jang Mi-ran, holding a barbell loaded with red 25 kg bumper plates, held in place with a collar. Note the lifter's taped wrists and thumbs, her weightlifting shoes, and her weightlifting belt. Weight plates are secured to the bar using collars on each side that weigh exactly 2.5 kg each.
In the early Games, all lifters competed in the same events, regardless of their individual body weights. 1896. One hand lift; Two hand lift; 1904. Two hand lift; All-around dumbbell; When the sport returned to the Olympic Games in 1920, the competition was structured as a set of weight classes. The number of classes and weight limits for each ...
The 31-year-old set a Games snatch record by lifting 143 kilograms (315 pounds) on his third and final attempt, paving the way for gold when he got to 167 kilograms (368 pounds) in the clean and ...
Jump to content. Main menu. Main menu. ... 2.1.2 Two hand lift. 2.1.3 All-around dumbbell contest. ... This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in weightlifting.
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