Best of Olympic Weightlifting
From the 2016 Europeans ... Giovanni Bardis (85kg, France) snatching 166kg for a bronze medal in the snatch. He later told me that 166kg also equaled his best snatch in training. … [Continue reading]
Here is an interview with one of weightlifting's giants - Anatoly Pisarenko (265kg C&J anyone?)! The interview was for a show called "being a guest of Dmitry Gordon" and took place in 2002. Thanks to Sergiy Turchyn (@sergiywl on insta) who … [Continue reading]
Shi Zhiyong (China, 72.40kg) with an opening lift of a power clean and jerk of 183kg at the 2016 Asian Championships! The entire audience gasped when they saw how high he caught the weight. … [Continue reading]
Feng Ludong snatches 160kg (at 70.7kg) in the 77kg session at Asian Championships At Chinese nationals in 2015 he went 162/188/350 at 69kg. Chinnawong Chatuphum (THA) was second with 158 kg. BW: 76.60 kg Shi Zhiyong (CHN) finished third with … [Continue reading]
Here are some training videos from the newly crowned 53kg European Champion Cristina Iovu. Description said it was filmed in Bulgaria in 2015. A 175kg Back Squat! and 100kg Snatch ... … [Continue reading]
Here are the best snatches from the 58kg session at Asian Championships. Zhou Jun (CHN): 95 100 103 bw: 57.4 Hsing-Chun Kuo @chun_hsing_kuo (TPE): 97 100 103 bw: 58.0 Li Ping (CHN): 95 100x 100 bw: 56.7 … [Continue reading]
Here are Daniyar Ismayilov's snatches from the 2016 Europeans. 150kg, 155kg and his 161kg miss in comparison and slow motion. More: Daniyar Snatching 160kg in the Worlds Training Hall. … [Continue reading]
Here is Rebeka Koha's (53kg, 17y/o) 90kg Snatch at the 2016 Europeans. This was her second attempt which was good enough for a silver medal in the snatch. I also added her 92kg attempt as an overlay at the end of the video. More: Her 108kg … [Continue reading]
Here is team Poland's training session on 11.04.2016 at the 2016 Europeans. A heavier day for the bigger guys and girls on the team. Jaroslaw Samoraj going up to 170kg in the Snatch and 205kg in the Clean & Jerk. Featuring: Joanna … [Continue reading]