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In 2000 and 2004, he was elected a member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame. [4] Süleymanoğlu is widely considered to have been the best pound-for-pound Olympic weightlifter of all time, and one of the greatest Olympic weightlifters ever. [21] He is regarded as a national hero in Turkey. [2]
Regarded as one of the greatest weightlifters of all time, Talakhadze is a three-time Olympic champion, [3] seven-time world champion, and seven-time European champion competing in the super-heavyweight category (105 kg + until 2018 [4] and 109 kg + starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories). [5]
This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in weightlifting. Current program. Men. Featherweight –60 kg (1920–1936) 56–60 kg (1948–1992) 59–64 kg (1996) ...
348 kg. Tatiana Kashirina. Russia. 16 November 2014. World Championships. Almaty, Kazakhstan. [24][47] ^1 On the website of the International Weightlifting Federation, there is still the record of Nurcan Taylan (Turkey) of 121 kg who was disqualified for doping for this result. [48] Here was the previous mark.
Vasily Alekseyev. Vasily Ivanovich Alekseyev (Russian: Василий Иванович Алексеев; 7 January 1942 – 25 November 2011) was a Soviet weightlifter. He set 80 world-records and 81 Soviet records in weightlifting and won Olympic gold medals at the 1972 and 1976 games. [3]
Ronnie Coleman. Ronald Dean Coleman (born May 13, 1964) is an American retired professional bodybuilder. Known as " The King ", [4] Coleman shares the all-time record for most Mr. Olympia titles at eight with Lee Haney. [5] The winner of the Mr. Olympia title for eight consecutive years, he is generally regarded as the greatest professional ...
List of Olympic records in weightlifting. 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 ...
1955. +90kg. 1st. 1956. +90kg. Paul Edward Anderson (October 17, 1932 – August 15, 1994) was an American weightlifter, strongman, and powerlifter. He was an Olympic gold medalist, a world champion, and a two-time national champion in Olympic weightlifting. [3] Anderson contributed significantly to the development of competitive powerlifting.