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An Olympic bar mounted on a bench press bench. A men's Olympic bar is a metal bar that is 2.2 metres (7.2 ft) long and weighs 20 kilograms (44 lb). The outer ends are 1.96 inches (50 mm) in diameter, while the grip section is 28 millimetres (1.1 in) in diameter, and 1.31 metres (4.3 ft) in length.
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.
[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.
The number of classes and weight limits for each class have changed several times, as shown in the following table. 1920–1936 1948 1952–1968 ... (BAR) 1: 1: 2 ...
BUR did not manufacture Olympic bars or Olympic-sized plates. The original BUR-BEL plates had a center hole diameter of 1-1/4" and were designed to fit a 1-1/16" bar. Sometime in the 1950s, the bar diameter was reduced to 1" and the plates were drilled with a 1-1/16" hole. During its 38 years of operation, BUR Barbell offered the following ...
Deadlift for reps – 455 kg (1,003 lb) x 2 reps Replica Elephant bar, raw with straps (unofficial world record) [159] → First person in history to rep 1,000 lbs. Deadlift for reps – 440 kg (970 lb) x 3 reps Standard bar, with a single ply suit and straps (unofficial world record) [160] → Heaviest Deadlift triple of all-time