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2002 Russian Weightlifting Championships

January 24, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Footage from the 2002 Russian Weightlifting Championships.Some big lifts by Andrei Chemerkin, Mikhail Koklyaev (C&J 240 kg) and others.

Men’s 69kg & 77kg Clean & Jerk 2002 WWC

January 19, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Frank Rothwell uploaded the Men’s 69kg and 77kg Clean & Jerks from the 2002 World Weightlifting Championships. Men’s 69 kg Snatch Chen Chufu 157.5 Zhang Guozheng 155.0 Youssef Sbai 152.5 Clean & Jerk Zhang Guozheng 192.5 Chen Chufu 187.5 Mohamed El-Tantawy 187.5 Total Zhang Guozheng 347.5 Chen Chufu 345.0 Youssef Sbai 335.0 Men’s 77kg Snatch Li […]

Mikhail Koklyaev Lifting People

January 16, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Russia… Mikhail Koklyaev does his Human Lift Show. Now you know what this training was for. You gotta find ways to get paid. Update: Even in rain. Longer video with muscle snatch 150kg behind the neck jerk 220kg squat 270kg deadlift 320kg

Technology of Sport – Russian Weightlifting Documentary

January 10, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Check out this Russian weightlifting documentary. Even if you don’t speak Russian it still worth watching. It features some cool lifting footage from competitions and the training hall. Among the lifters shown are Khadzhimurat Akkaev, Dmitry Lapikov and more. They also visit the Eleiko headquarters where they show how bumper plates and bars are produced and tested. compare the jumping […]

Once a Lifter, Always a Lifter

January 7, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Former 82.5kg lifter Ibragim Samadov still got it. 145 kg jerk at age 44. On a side note: At the 1992 Olympics Ibragim Samadov (EUN) was disqualified after he threw his medal onto the podium and walked out of the medal ceremony. The IOC decided not to award the medal to fourth-place finisher Chon Chol Ho […]