Here is the video of the 1988 Seoul Olympics Featherweight (56–60 kg) class. Watch a 22 year old Naim Suleymanoglu beat Stefan Topurov and Ye Huanming. Body Weight: 59.87 kg (132 lbs) Attempt #1 Attempt #2 Attempt #3 Snatch: 145 kg 150.5 kg (new WR) 152.5 kg World Record C&J: 175 kg 188.5 kg (new WR) 190 kg World Record […]
Kakhi Kakhiashvili 1992 Olympics Barcelona Gold
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 […]
Pyrros Dimas 1992 Olympics Barcelona Gold
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
1996 Atlanta Weightlifting Training Hall
Here is clip from the 1996 Atlanta Olympics Weightlifting Training Hall. Lots of people throwing around lots of weight.
Pyrros Dimas Atlanta 1996 213kg Clean and Jerk
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
Paul Anderson Clean and Press 1956 Olympics
Blast from the Past Paul Anderson Push-Press at 1956 Olympic Games – Melbourne
1996 Olympics Weightlifting Men’s 91 kg
Here is some footage of the Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Rank Name Body Weight (kg) Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total (kg) 1 Aleksei Petrov 90.89 187.5 215.0 402.5 2 Leonidas Kokas 89.28 175.0 215.0 390.0 3 Oliver Caruso 90.65 175.0 215.0 390.0 Snatch Clean and Jerk
Reverse Muscle Ups in 1936 – Leon Stukelj
Here is some impressive footage of Leon Stukelj (12 November 1898 – 8 November 1999) on still rings at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Front Lever to Reverse Muscle Up And Inverted Iron Cross