Olympic Weightlifting - Overview

Weightlifting is a perfect demonstration of great functional strength, power, flexibility, dexterity, great lifting technique and concentration combined. In Weightlifting the main goal is the lifting of the weight itself with flawless execution. In this sport, competitors attempt to lift heavy weights mounted on steel bars called barbells. Lifting a fully loaded barbell with the heaviest weight possible using perfect form on two different lifts is the name of the game. Lifters compete individually in a competition that requires physical and mental preparedness and eventually tactical skills. Each competition is a final, whereas athletes are ranked in accordance with their performance.

Weightlifting was included in the Modern Summer Games from its birth in 1896 Summer Games. Weightlifting was also held in the 1904 Summer Olympics. Weightlifting was not contested again till 1920 Olympics. Later from 1920 Summer Games onwards, weightlifting has been a regular event in the Summer Olympics program. Women were allowed to participate for the first time in 2000 Sydney Olympics. Men compete in the categories are super heavyweight, heavyweight, middle heavyweight, light heavyweight, and middleweight, lightweight, featherweight and bantam weight. Initially, Olympic weightlifting was comprised of three disciplines press, snatch and clean-and-jerk. But in 1972, the press was abolished, leaving the snatch and clean and jerk as the two events for the Olympic competition. The categories included in the women's weightlifting competition are super heavyweight, heavyweight, light heavyweight, middleweight, lightweight, featherweight and flyweight.

Before declaring weightlifting results, each lifter can have a maximum of three lifts, regardless of whether lifts are successful or not. The lifter who lifted the heaviest weight is declared as winner by a panel of three judges. The competitors are separated into categories according to their body weight. They have to weigh in before the event.

Olympic Weightlifting who have won gold medal and hold several Olympic records in weightlifting are Halil Mutlu, Taner Sagir, Hossein Rezazadeh, and Nurcan Tylan and they are considered as legendry weightlifters.

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