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Tian Tao 219kg Clean & Jerk World Record Attempt 2014 World Championships

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From the 2014 World Championships …

Here is the final lift of the 85kg category. Tian Tao’s 219kg Clean & Jerk World Record attempt.

Six weeks earlier at the Asian Games he equaled the World Record with 218kg (and simultaneously setting the new Junior WR).

Update: Folks, I just asked Tian Tao about best Front and Back Squat…

His answer: 270kg Front and 300kg back Squat!

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Comments

    • Eric Xu says

      He hit that stupid easy 245 in the training hall. I’d say he’s probably good for close to 255-260?

    • Jerker Karlsson says

      He seems to have ridiculous leg and back strength, never misses a clean. Even the 215+ kg attempts always look comfortable until the jerk part, where it mostly seems to be an issue of getting the bar in the right position and balancing everything. And like Eric Xu mentioned, the 245 kg front squat didn’t look like a bother at all.

      With Tao and the rest of the elite field in the 85 kg class looking really good right now, I hope the clean and jerk world record will be broken in the next few years.

    • Jerker Karlsson says

      I can see what you mean, that little mini-dip before the actual jerk dip. I don’t have a real problem with it though, since many lifters use oscillation to aid the jerk. See for example https://allthingsgym.com/ilya-ilin-242kg-clean-jerk-world-record-almaty-2014/ where Ilya Ilyin simply doesn’t let tha bar come to rest but just jerks as it oscillates after standing from the clean. Aramnau did the same, which apparently was ok at the 2008 Olympics, but then was punished for him at the 2014 Europeans.

      My issue with oscillation, and with press-outs as well, is not that the athletes do it, but that the judging seems to be so inconsistent. My opinion is that they should remove these rules and allow both oscillation and press-outs. Lifters get away with it on a regular basis anyhow from what I see, and sometimes lifts that look the same are allowed, sometimes not.

        • its perfect says

          Ilyas jerk is perfect! it’s as good as it gets.

          2.7.2 Any deliberate oscillation of the barbell to gain advantage. The athlete and
          the barbell have to become motionless before starting the jerk.

          As long as the bar rests motionless on the lifters shoulders for 1sec or 1min.
          Carryover oscillation from the clean and repositioning of bar,grip stance is fair game.

          1st oscillation he gets pushed down alittle
          2nd he is recovered
          3rd He dips.

          • wlift84 says

            Note that this is outdated. The 2009-2012 TCRR states:

            >The athlete and the barbell have to become motionless before starting the jerk.

            Since 2013 the TCRR reads:

            >The athlete must become motionless before starting the Jerk.

            You don’t have to wait for barbell to stop swinging or attempt to stop its momentum any more. What Ilyin and Aramnau do is technically fine (now, not in 2008), what Tian and Liao do is not.
            Aramnau and Ilyin both wait for two waves after the clean, the third is the dip/drive. Aramnau is bending the knees much more for the first, which is why it looks faster than for Ilyin imo. (the pattern is pretty easy to discern at a quarter speed on yt)
            However these are just the rules. The advantage of a heavy barbell’s momentum over a minimal dip is arguable.

      • Leon says

        From a pure physical accomplishment point of view, press outs should be legal. It doesn’t help the lifters in any way, shape or form, and you can argue it actually makes the task harder. Fundamentally, the object of the lifts is- move as much weight from ground to overhead in one motion, and move as much weight from ground to overhead in two motions. The “artistry”, while awesome, should be secondary to the primary object and a result of optimal mechanics. not a goal unto itself. Red-lighting pressouts is kind of like overturning goals in soccer where the ball just dribbles over the goal line, rather than being blasted in. Ultimately, the goal was accomplished. Anything else inherently lends itself to subjectivity.

  3. Jerker Karlsson says

    Really impressive squat numbers. Almost equal to what lifters in the 105 kg class do (from what I remember of the interviews with different lifters on this site).