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Frank Rothwell just added the men’s 90 kg video of the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona to his ever growing Olympic lifting video library. Kakhi Kakhiashvili’s battle with Serguei Syrtsov. What a difference 200 grams make. Name Body Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total (kg) 1 2 3 1 2 3 Kakhi Kakhiashvili 89.25 170.0 175.0 177.5 220.0 [...]
Frank Rothwell uploaded a video from the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. In it is 20 year old Pyrros Dimas taking the men’s Men’s 82.5 kg gold. Snatch: 162.5 167.5 167.5C&J: 202.5 207.5 207.5
Here is clip from the 1996 Atlanta Olympics Weightlifting Training Hall. Lots of people throwing around lots of weight.
Check out Pyrros Dimas‘ 213kg gold medal Clean and Jerk at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. That was a world record that lasted for just a couple of minutes due to Marc Huster’s 213.5kg. That head bang!Here is Marc Huster’s 213.5kg
Blast from the Past Paul Anderson Push-Press at 1956 Olympic Games – Melbourne
