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Matthias Steiner (German pronunciation: [maˈtiːas ˈʃtaɪnɐ] ⓘ; born 25 August 1982) is a retired Austrian-German weightlifter, and Olympic gold medalist. [1]As a native Austrian, he competed for Austria internationally from 1998 to 2005, in European Championships, World Championships, and the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Lee Roy James (October 31, 1953 – February 11, 2023) was an American Olympic weightlifter. [ 1 ] On February 18, 2023, it was announced that James had died at the age of 69.
Before he fought back from being impaled by a javelin to earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic team, Elija Godwin admits he wasn’t an obedient patient. He’d wait until his mom left for work and the ...
Olympic weightlifting During training, according to Anderson himself [31] Clean and press – 485 lb (220.0 kg) Snatch – 375 lb (170.1 kg) Clean and jerk – 485 lb (220.0 kg) Powerlifting and Strongman During training, according to other fellow lifters or Anderson himself. Squat (personal record) – 1,206.5 lb (547.3 kg) raw (Anderson claim)
At the 1980 Summer Olympics Vardanyan became the first weightlifter from Armenia ever to win a gold medal in weightlifting. In a dominant performance, Vardanyan also became the first light-heavyweight (82.5 kg) to lift a total of 400 kg in an official competition, shattering both the Olympic and world records.
Kuo Hsing-chun (Chinese: 郭婞淳; pinyin: Guō Xìngchún; Amis name: Tana; born 26 November 1993) is a Taiwanese Amis weightlifter, Olympic gold medalist, five time world champion, two time Universiade champion, Asian Games champion, and five time Asian champion, [1] competing in the 58 kg division until 2018 and 59 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation ...
Li Wenwen won the women’s +81 kilogram division on Sunday to give China five gold medals in weightlifting at the Paris Olympics. Li was the runaway winner by lifting a total of 309 kilograms ...
Obiero's brother David introduced her to weightlifting in 1999. [2] [3] Before then, she had played hockey. [4] Alongside Mercy, David competed at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games. [5] [6] Mercy Obiero made her international debut at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester where she failed to get a result in the 48 kg weight class. [7]