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. 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.
History
It is almost impossible to trace an exact date of the first weightlifting championship. Tests of human strength, in one form or another are probably older than civilization itself. Images of athletes lifting heavy objects, apparently for sport, appear in ancient Egyptian records, in Chinese texts and in Greek carvings.
Weightlifting Events Date Back to the Egyptians and Ancient Greece |
In 1920 the International Weightlifting Federation was founded and Weightlifting was made an official part of the Olympic Games. In 1920, there were nine different lifts that athletes could participate on, some of them being one-handed lifts. One-arm lifts are taken out from the program in 1928, and as a result, the sport was left with three lifts: the snatch, the clean and jerk, and the press.
1928 Weightlifting |
Women Weightlifting |
According to the IOC, the most successful Olympic weightlifters of all time are Naim Süleymanoglu and Halil Mutlu of Turkey, Pyrros Dimas, and Kakhi Kakhiasvillis of Greece, each of whom won three Olympic titles. In addition, Hungary Imre Földi, Ronnie Weller and Ingo Steinhöfel hold a special record being that they are five-times Olympians.
Weightlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 19. Competitions were conducted at the Beihang University Gymnasium. Today weightlifters compete in the snatch and the clean & jerk. Results are classified according to the total weight lifted when adding the best results of both lifts. The weightlifting program of events for the 2008 Beijing Games men competed in eight bodyweight categories: up to 56kg, 62kg, 69kg, 77kg, 85kg, 94kg, 105kg and +105kg. Women participated in seven categories: up to 48kg, 53kg, 58kg, 63kg, 69kg, 75kg, and +75kg.
Women Weightlifting in Summer Olympics 2008 |
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