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Weightlifting News: Artem Ivanov (Crimean) gets Russian Passport

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You have probably heard about the situation in Ukraine/ Crimea. If you didn’t know, Artem Ivanov (94kg) is Crimean. So the question was: What happens to the weightlifters living there? Last week Sergey Syrtsov, president of the Russian Weightlifting Federation, told a news site that Ukrainian athletes will be able to participate in the Russian […]

Weightlifting Statistics for 2000-2012 Olympics

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Here are some Weightlifting Statistics for 2000-2012 Olympics. This spreadsheet was created by reader Matjus. I spent ages trying to find something like this so ultimately I thought I’d just make it myself. Hopefully someone will find it interesting. What I found interesting was that it was in fact the higher weight classes who had […]

Mart Seim 190kg Snatch

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Meanwhile  in Latvia … Mart Seim (Estonia, +105) gets a 190kg Snatch in a training camp in Latvia. This is a 10kg PR after his 180+233 at the Estonian nationals last month. Update: Mart Squatted 320kg x10! Update: his 246kg Clean & Jerk at worlds + the Story behind the lift. Watch Mart’s 350kg Squat here.

Russian Weightlifting Technique Poster by HookGrip

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Here is the Russian weightlifting technique poster for Snatch and Clean & Jerk which hangs on the wall at the training center in Chekhov. It’s from hookgrip who took the photo during his visit in September 2013. He made both, the Russian original and the translated version available for download in full resolution. The translation was provided […]

Marcin Dolega 190kg Snatch + 225kg Clean & Jerk

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Meanwhile in Poland … Ilya Ilyin is currently training in the Polish training hall,which you might remember from the “Siodme Poty” videos (Olympic Sports Center in Spala). Marcin Dolega is also training currently training there. He gets a 190kg Snatch and 225kg C&J. On the European championships start list he is listed with a 405kg total (2nd highest […]

Daniel Godelli 165kg Snatch

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Meanwhile in Albania … Daniel Godelli (now 77kg) gets a 165kg Snatch. He posted a 361kg entry total on the 2014 Europeans start list (highest 77kg entry total by 10kg). Update 12.09.2014: Daniel Snatched 170kg. Also watch his 230kg Front Squat.