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Asmir Kolasinac (Shot Putter) 170kg Hang Snatch

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Meanwhile in Serbia … Here is a 170kg Hang Snatch from a Non-Weightlifter. This is Serbian Shot Putter Asmir Kolasinac. He is the 2013 European Indoor Champion, 2012 European Bronze Medalist. Wikipedia lists his bodyweight at 135kg Looks like he’s not even wearing weightlifting shoes… More Shot Putters: David Storl’s training Damian Kusiak

Saeid Mohammadpourkarkaragh 180kg Snatch (190kg Power Clean, 250kg Front Squat)

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Meanwhile in Iran … Saeid Mohammadpourkarkaragh (94kg) Snatches 180kg. In August he competed in the Iranian league and went 175 + 210 at 94kg. Unlike the other big names, he will not compete at the Asian games. His last international meet was the 94kg at London 2012, where he went 183 + 219. Recently commenter Amin said […]

Ivan Efremov 200kg Snatch + 230kg Clean & Jerk

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Meanwhile in Uzbekistan … 28 year old Ivan Efremov Snatches 200kg at the Uzbek National Championships. He will lift at the 2014 Asian Games. Ivan was 5th in London (then 105kg) with a 401kg Total (183 + 218). From the comments of the 200kg Snatch: His bodyweight is 117kg and he will be competing in 105+ and […]

Naim Suleymanoglu vs. Valerios Leonidis Atlanta 1996

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Blast from the Past … Here is a recap of the epic battle between Naim Suleymanoglu & Valerios Leonidis at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics Men’s 64kg. Features short interviews with both lifters, about how they experienced the competition. Update 17.09.2014: Better Video from the official Olympics Channel (who for some reason disabled embedding) Watch on YouTube.

Vasiliy Polovnikov 295kg x5 Squat *Update* 305kg x3

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Meanwhile in Russia … Vasiliy Polovnikov Squats 295kg x5. His heaviest Squat single so far on ATG was 310kg. With 295×5 ATG’s Rep Max Calculator (which is always right and tells nothing but the truth!!1!) predicts a 1RM of about 330-340. More Highlights from Vasiliy: His Interview on ATG. His 200kg Snatch 140kg x2 Behind the Neck Snatch Grip Press Update […]

Khadzhimurat Akkaev Interview

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Next in our interview series with Russian weightlifters we talked with Khadzhimurat Akkaev. More Interviews from the Series: David Bedzhanyan Interview Adam Maligov Interview Alexey Lovchev Interview Vailiy Polovnikov Interview Tima Turieva Interview Oleg Chen Interview In his First Interview of 2014 the 29 year old, two time Olympic medalist and 2011 World Champion talks about […]