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The best weightlifting videos, articles and interviews from around the web.

Hiromi Miyake 81kg Snatch Save + 107kg Clean & Jerk 2016 Olympic Games

August 7, 2016 By Gregor Winter

This definitely has to be one of the best saves of Rio 2016. Hiromi Miyake (48kg, Japan) missed her first two attempts. So she had to hold on to this 81kg Snatch to stay in the game. Great effort, which together with her 107kg Clean & Jerk resulted in a Bronze medal.

Team North Korea Full Session 2015 Worlds Training Hall – Om Yun Chol’s Heavy Day

August 6, 2016 By Gregor Winter

While we wait for the first weightlifting sessions of the 2016 Olympic Games to start, here is something to ease the pain. Team North Korea’s training session on the 17.11.2015. It was Om Yun Chol’s last heavy (for classical lifts) training session in which he went 120+160. Also in the video: Lots of Pulls and […]

Vyacheslav Yarkin 170kg Snatch at 76kg

August 6, 2016 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Russia … 18 year old Vyacheslav Yarkin snatches 170kg at 76kg bodyweight! Яркин рывок 170 / Yarkin snatch 170 A video posted by Yarkin Vladislav (@syarkin1) on Jan 25, 2017 at 11:52pm PST

Karina Goricheva (63kg) 126kg Hang Snatch

August 5, 2016 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Kazakhstan … (actually a while ago) Karina Goricheva (63kg) Snatches 126kg from the hang! The world record in the women’s 63kg category is 117kg (by Svetlana Tsarukaeva). #karinagoricheva #KAZ #2016 #-63 #S126 #weightlifting #crossfit #snatch #clean #jerk @karina_goricheva A video posted by @shin_yong_jin_ on Aug 5, 2016 at 10:21am PDT

Om Yun Chol 171kg Clean and Jerk World Record + Wu Jingbiao 139kg Snatch WR

August 4, 2016 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile at the 2015 World Championships… Update 04.08.2016: My side view of Om Yun Chol’s 171kg Clean & Jerk World Record Update 10.12.2015: My side view of the 139kg Snatch World Record by Wu Jingbiao.

Om Yun Chol 131kg Snatch 2015 World Weightlifting Championships

August 3, 2016 By Gregor Winter

I realized I never posted my angle of this lift…. So here is Om Yun Chol’s 131kg Snatch from the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships. More: His 171kg Clean & Jerk World Record Watch his 175kg Clean & Jerk attempt Om in the Training Hall

Squat Compilation 2016 Junior Worlds Training Hall

August 2, 2016 By Gregor Winter

Here is a Squat compilation from the 2016 Junior Worlds Training Hall. Just Squats … Front and Back. Featuring: Michel Renteria Ureta, Jennifer Cantu, Revaz Davitadze, Goga Chkheidze, Giorgi Chkheidze, Wang Sheng-Han, Fang Wan-Ling, Chiang Nien-Hsin, Chen Wen-Huei, Meng Cheng, Mo Yongxiang, Liu Jiawen, Yu Linglong, Ou Lingli, Liang Xiaomei, Nathan Damron, Lesman Paredes, Jhonatan Rivas, Beiralvand, […]

Hou Zhihui 91kg Snatch 2015 Junior World Weightlifting Championships

August 1, 2016 By Gregor Winter

18 year old Hou Zhihui (48kg, China) Snatching 91kg at the 2015 Junior Worlds! She was the clear gold medal favorite for the 48kg in Rio, but today it became known Meng Suping (+75kg) will take her spot. Update: This site says she had a knee injury. Here is a CNTV news bit about it. Her […]

Eko Yuli Irawan (62kg) 181kg Clean & Jerk

August 1, 2016 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Rio … After his 150kg Snatch back in Indonesia, here is Eko Yuli Irawan (62kg) Clean and Jerking 181kg in the Rio training hall! More: Oscar Figueroa’s 180kg Clean & Jerk. Alhamdulillah Lthn Hari ini lebih Baik Dari Hari kemaren @apandoo @dirdja.w @alam_1402 @deni_lifter#angkatbesi #pabbsi #weighlifting #crossfit #indonesiabisaemas A video posted by Ekopower62 […]