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Emily Campbell (born 6 May 1994) is a British weightlifter, the most successful British weightlifter of modern times. [2] She is a Commonwealth and four-time European champion, and a double World and Olympic medalist. In 2021, competing in the +87 kg category, Campbell became both European champion, and the first British woman to win an Olympic ...
Tatiana Yuryevna Kashirina (Russian: Татьяна Юрьевна Каширина; born 24 January 1991) is a Russian Olympic weightlifter, Olympic silver medalist, [2] [3] five time World Champion and eight time European Champion competing in the +90 kg and +75 kg categories until 2018 and +87 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories. [4]
Hidilyn Diaz. Hidilyn Francisco Diaz-Naranjo[2][3] OLY [4] (Tagalog: [haɪdiˈlin ˈdias naˈɾanho]; [5] born February 20, 1991) [6] is a Filipino weightlifter and airwoman. She holds two Olympic records in weightlifting for her performance at the women's 55 kg category for weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
World record progression women's weightlifting. This is the list of world records progression in women'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 2018, nullifying earlier records.
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.
Iris Kyle. Iris Kyle doing an abdominals and thighs pose during the finals individual mandatory posing during the 2008 Ms. Olympia. Iris Floyd Kyle (born Mildred Carter; [11] August 22, 1974) is an African - Indian American professional female bodybuilder. [12][13] She is currently the most successful, female or male, professional bodybuilder ever.
Prior to 1977, bodybuilding had been considered strictly a male-oriented sport. Henry McGhee, described as the "primary architect of competitive female bodybuilding", was an employee of the Downtown Canton YMCA, carried a strong belief that women should share the opportunity to display their physiques and the results of their weight training the way men had done for years.
This is a list of world records progression in women's weightlifting from 1998 and 2018. 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 restructured its weight classes in 2018, nullifying earlier records.