Best of Olympic Weightlifting
One of the best lifts from the 2014 World Championships. Vladimir Sedov's 188kg Snatch that earned him the Snatch Gold Medal in the 94kg category. This lift ties Kakhi Kakhiashvili's Snatch World Record from 1999. In this video I added a … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in the in Powerlifting land ... Here's an Interview with Dietmar Wolf, who is the coach of the Norwegian Powerlifting team. This interview was recorded when his athlete Carl Yngvar Christensen set a new single ply world record at the … [Continue reading]
Here is my shot of Apti Aukhadov's 205kg Clean & Jerk opener at the 2014 Worlds. This was his only successful Clean & Jerk (he missed 213 twice). Let's wish him a happy birthday (today, November 18th, he turns 22) and hope he will have … [Continue reading]
(Video also on Facebook in case you want to share it there) Tatiana Kashirina had a grand slam victory at the World Weightlifting Championship 2014 with 5 new World Records! Her biggest competition was Meng Suping who fell short of the World … [Continue reading]
You might have heard of Simon Martirosyan from the Youth Olympics earlier this year when he attempted to break his own Snatch record and set a new Clean and Jerk record. Today at his first senior worlds championships he sets a new world record … [Continue reading]
Here is nice edit of Matthias Steiner reflecting on his 2008 Olympic success from the Olympics Channel. Just incredible to relive that moment with him. About his epic last Clean & Jerk (258kg) attempt he says: The very best athletes are … [Continue reading]
This years 105kg world weightlifting championship category was filled with emotion and drama. First came Simon Martirosyan breaking his own world record Snatch and attempting to break his own Total world record. Then came the race to first place. … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Kazakhstan ... at the 94kg session. Aurimas Didzbalis from Lithuania Snatched 185kg in the 94kg session and tops it off with an awesome backflip. This lift got him the Snatch Silver Medal. He was only surpassed by Vladimir Sedov … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Kazakhstan ... at the 2014 World Championships in Almaty. The save of the day comes from Jo Pok Hyang (North Korea). She managed to save that 108kg Snatch in the Women's 63kg. Your naming suggestions in the … [Continue reading]