The History Of Weightlifting The sport of olympic weightlifting is rich in history. Being one ofthe first olympic events, weightlifting has provided some amazing http://www.coloradoweightlifting.org/history.htm
Weightlifting - A Brief History is not my purpose here to record the early history of weightlifting, but it is worthmentioning in passing that in the modern revival of the olympic Games in http://www.coloradoweightlifting.org/Articles/OLHistory1.htm
SPORTS FACTS - Weightlifting - Olympic Games Tony Hinchliffe's Sports Facts history weightlifting olympic Games HOME DIARY historyLINKS weightlifting On This Page Men Women See Also Commonwealth Games http://sportsfacts.net/history/weightlifting/weightlifting_olympic_games.html
Extractions: MEN U-52 kg (Flyweight) 1972 Szygmund Smalcerz (Pol) Lajos Szucs (Hun) Sandor Holcreiter (Hun) 1976 Alexander Voronin (Sov) Gyorgy Koszegi (Hun) Mohammad Nassiri (Irn) 1980 Kanybek Osmonalyev (Sov) Bong-choi Ho (PRK) Gyong-si Han (PRK) 1984 Zeng Guoqiang (PRC) Pei-shun Zhou (PRC) Kazushita Manabe (Jpn) 1988 Sevdalin Marinov (Bul) Byun-kwan Chao (Kor) He Zhuoqiang (PRC) 1992 Ivan Ivanov (Bul) Lin Qisheng (PRC) Tihar Ciharean (Rom) U-54 kg 1996 Halil Mutlu (Tur) Zhang Xiangsen (PRC) Sevdalin Minchev (Bul) U-56 kg (Bantamweight) U-59 kg 1996 Tang Ningsheng (PRC) Leonidis Sabanis (Grc) Nikolai Pechalov (Bul) U-60 kg (Featherweight) U-62 kg 2000 Nikolai Pechalov (Cro) Leonidis Sabanis (Grc) Gennadiy Olyschuk (Blr) (Sevdalin Minchev (Bul) finished 2nd but disqualified after failing a drugs test) U-64 kg 1996 Naim Suleymanoglu (Tur) Valarios Leonidis (Grc) Xiao Jiangang (PRC) U-67.5 kg (Lightweight)
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS olympic history, weightlifting has been on the programme of the olympicGames every year except for 1900, 1908 and 1912. The olympic http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/history_uk.asp?DiscCode=WL
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES history. weightlifting FOR WOMEN Women took part in the weightliftingfor the first time in olympic history. THE PRESENCE OF WADA http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/innovations_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=2000
Maryse Turcotte Places Fourth In Olympic Weightlifting olympic history. New Sports. Profiles. Maryse Turcotte places fourth. RYAN PYETTE Winnipeg Sun SYDNEY What women's weightlifting needs is Big Brother. http://www.caaws.ca/olympics/2000/weight/turcotte_sep19.htm
Extractions: Weightlifting By Sport. Archery Badminton Basketball Canoe/Kayaking Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Gymnastics Judo Modern Pent. Paralympics Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Swimming Table Tennis Tae Kwon Do Tennis Triathlon Trampoline Volleyball Water polo Weight Lifting Wheelchair Bball Windsurfing Wrestling Who has Qualified The Way to Sydney Olympic History New Sports ... Back to CAAWS September 19, 2000 Maryse Turcotte places fourth RYAN PYETT E Winnipeg Sun
Canadian Women Olympic Weightlifters the opening ceremony of the XXVII olympic Games, where she will stride to the platformof the Sydney Convention Centre and make Canadian weightlifting history. http://www.caaws.ca/olympics/2000/weight/
Extractions: Following Canadian Women to Sydney By Sport. Archery Badminton Basketball Canoe/Kayaking Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Gymnastics Judo Modern Pent. Paralympics Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Swimming Table Tennis Tae Kwon Do Tennis Triathlon Trampoline Volleyball Water polo Weight Lifting Wheelchair Bball Windsurfing Wrestling Who has Qualified The Way to Sydney Olympic History New Sports ... Back to CAAWS Weightlifting Mexican Soraya Jimenez Mendivil appeared out of nowhere to win gold in the women's 58-kg competition last night. Her rise pushed favoured Korean Ri Son Hui off the top of the podium, downgraded expected silver medallist Khassaroporn Suta to bronze, and denied Canada's Maryse Turcotte (fourth) any medal at all. - Sep. 19, 2000 Canadian Weightlifter qualifies Maryse Turcotte says she isn't yet counting the days, but if she needs a little help, it is precisely 151 days until the opening ceremony of the XXVII Olympic Games, where she will stride to the platform of the Sydney Convention Centre and make Canadian weightlifting history. (Montreal Gazette) - April 17, 2000 Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport
History The WeightLifting than one gold medal in olympic history; but only have collected 3 consecutive olympicgold medals. The International weightlifting Federation (IWF) was founded http://www.weightlifting.gr/English/20TH.CENTRURY.htm
Extractions: IN GREECE Before 1960 Hellenic Star FROM ANCIENT TIMES TILL THE 20 th CENTRURY In St Louis (1904), Greek weightlifting obtained its first gold medal with Periklis Kakoussis of Panellinios GS. The Greek athlete lifted 111,70kg in two-hand lift, overcoming American Oscar Osthoff who took second place with 84,73kg. Born in 1879, Periklis Kakoussis, after his victory, remained in United States. Although he had many propositions to join American athletic clubs, he chose not to give up Panellinios. He came back to Greece in 1906 to compete at Mid-Olympics, where he took 6 th place. Dimitris Tofalos made his debut in 1906. He won the gold medal in two-hand lift after a tough battle with Austrian Josef Steinbach. Both athletes lifted 136kg, and there had to be an additional round to determine the winner. Finally, Tofalos prevailed with 142,8kg. Born in 1877, Tofalos moved to the United States right after the games, where he became a professional wrestler. Founding member of greek-american club Hermes, he trained the legendary Greek wrestler Jim Londos. Every year the Greek Weightlifting Federation holds an international tournament dedicated to Dimitris Tofalos and Periklis Kakoussis.
History The WeightLifting year 1935 marks a turning point in the history of weightlifting Psaltis successin accordance with the first olympic weightlifting Competitions resulted in http://www.weightlifting.gr/English/Before1960.htm
Extractions: IN GREECE Before 1960 Hellenic Star WEIGHTLIFTING IN GREECE BEFORE 1960 Weightlifting is closely related to the Revival of the Olympic Games. In 1896, weightlifting was included in the Olympic Games in Athens as an official sport without weight categories and with different rules from the current ones. Weight had to be pressed with only one hand left or right and with both hands. Alexandros Nikolopoulos and Sotiris Versis, the first two Greek participants, although they were too close, did not manage to win, because they were unaware of the whole system. It did not take long for Greek athletes to show their appeal to weightlifting. In 1904, in Saint Louis, Periklis Kakousis took first place, lifting with both hands 111,670kg. However, Dimitris Tofalos became a national hero after taking first place at the 1906 Mid-Olympics in Athens. It was the first time that our country met such a success in weightlifting. At those Olympics, weightlifting competition lasted only 2 days, mainly because the sport was at its offset. The bar weighed too much, 136kg, and only three athletes, Tofalos, Hungarian Veis and Austrian Steinbach, were able to continue. Then, only Tofalos and Steinbach attempted at 142.800kg.
Top20Weightlifting.com - Online Directory For Weightlifting. Top 20 weightlifting. Austrian olympic history Add to favorites Historicalresults of Austrian athletes competing at Summer and Winter olympics. http://www.top20weightlifting.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?base=/Sports/Events/Olympics
Weightlifting gold (09/17/2000) Izabela Dragneva of Bulgaria became the first woman's weightliftingchampion in olympic history on Sunday when she won the 48 kg category. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/highlights/olympics/events/weightlifting.htm
Olympic Preview: Weightlifting who is considered the greatest olympic weightlifter in history, weighed just Women'sweightlifting makes its first olympic appearance in Sydney. http://www.infoplease.com/spot/ol-weightlifting.html
Extractions: by John Gettings IT'S IMPOSSIBLE to put an exact date on the first weightlifting competition, but to give you an idea, ancient Chinese texts and Greek statues commonly depict the feat. Not much about the sport has changed since then. The winner is still the man-and finally the woman-to lift the most weight.
Pocket Hercules Bombs Out Of Olympic Weightlifting under enormous pressure to take his shot at olympic history, not just in Samaranchand the president of the International weightlifting Federation everybody http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesWeightlifting/sep17_sul.html
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Weightlifting East Timorese Makes History weightlifting East Timorese Makes history. Reuters) Weightlifter Martinho de Araujomade history Saturday by as an independent athlete at the olympic Games. http://www.etan.org/et2000c/september/10-16/16weight.htm
Extractions: Site Index Subject: RT: Weightlifting East Timorese Makes History Weightlifting East Timorese Makes History Updated 4:35 AM ET September 16, 2000 SYDNEY (Reuters) - Weightlifter Martinho de Araujo made history Saturday by becoming the first East Timorese to compete as an independent athlete at the Olympic Games. "I have gone through a lot of difficulty at home today I lifted not only weights but my country as well," said de Araujo, who wore a plain white vest sporting the five Olympic rings as his team uniform. De Araujo, one of four East Timorese competitors in Sydney, came last in the men's 56 kg weight class, but his participation alone was hailed as a victory. The former schoolteacher's homeland was ravaged by pro-Indonesia militia last year after East Timor voted overwhelmingly for independence. De Araujo's Olympic teammate, boxer Victor Ramos, was forced to flee for his life into the territory's mountains as the militia launched a wave of killing and destruction. The weightlifter won hearts around the world Friday as he broke into a jig when he and his fellow East Timorese athletes entered Sydney's Olympic stadium to massive applause during the spectacular opening ceremony.
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Extractions: Sponsors Home Masters Lifting Lifters on the Web ... Best Lifters New! New! Weightlifting Renaissance By Mal Irwin Many years ago, I considered myself the up-and coming champion of the future. However, as is usually the case, sadly, study and work intervened to distract me from training. To be quite honest, I never forgot about my lifting career; just never had the time or often, the place. Bar and weights cannot be carried on aeroplanes. My full-time training effectively ended in 1974, at the age of twenty-one. I carried on whenever I had the chance, eventually selling my own Archer weights when I decided I would be too busy to ever train again. Bodyweight bloomed to 83kg, from trying to live the life of a professional geological consultant. My wife has a photo of me next to a bottle tree in the Domain at Sydney, forming parallel curves. However, life provide little opportunities to catch up on what was thought lost. I got a The end result, and the best, was a third at the 1986 States, with a 105+137.5 as a light 82.5kg (78kg, exactly). In the interim I had picked up a seventh Intervarsity Title at 75kg with 102.5 and 132.5 in Newcastle. One month later, my first son was born, weighing 4.7kg and restless. So the lifting went somewhat on hold, with squats in the garden shed, and power cleans on the lawn. It got so bad that I dislocated my elbow hanging nappies at 5 am one day after power jerks the night before. And as they say, the rest is history! Far from making 137.5 for the Master’s (that is the old 303lbs), I over did my overhead work to strain the supraspinatus tendon in my right shoulder. For nearly two months after achieving 130 at the 1994 States, I could not clean a weight, let alone do overhead work. Nonetheless after the lowly start in 1993, I consider that 100 and 130 were not bad weights at age 41. I had managed to do these lifts several times in "comebacks" through my twenties and early thirties. The question is can I repeat them in the late forties, let alone the fifties?
Adidas-Salomon - Adidas' Olympic History Comaneci registers the first 10 in gymnastics history. Los Angeles Edwin Mosestakes olympic GOLD with earns his second of three GOLDS in weightlifting. http://www.adidas-salomon.com/en/news/archive/2000/2000-14.asp
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Extractions: The Olympic Games as we know them have been around for over 100 years. But did you know that the Games go back to a tradition that began in the eighth century B.C.? This article picks up where Part I left off. Read on to find out about the end of the original Olympic Games, and how they came back, better than ever, after 1,500 years! After Rome conquered Greece in 146 B.C., the Olympics diminished in importance and religious significance. Many athletes became interested only in winning money. In A.D. 393, the Emperor Theodosius I banned the Games because they had declined in quality. Over time, people forgot about the Olympics, and no Games were held for more than 1,500 years. Then, in 1875, a group of German archaeologists came upon the ruins of the Stadium of Olympia. Seeing the ruins inspired Baron Pierre de Coubertin, a French educator, to organize a modern international Olympics. He believed that individuals needed to test their athletic skills against others.
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Extractions: History It's 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. The first organized weightlifting competitions began in Europe in the late 1800's, and the sport's first world champion was crowned in 1891. In those unsophisticated days there were no divisions, the world crown went to the man able to lift the most weight, regardless of his own size. Weightlifting was on the program for the first Games in 1896, as part of athletics, but was left out of the 1900 Games. It reappeared in 1904 but didn't return to the Olympic fold again until 1920 when it was admitted in its own right. In those early days, Olympic weightlifting incorporated some events which would seem strange today. The first competitions consisted of one and two-handed lifts with no weight divisions. But by 1932 five weight divisions had been established and three disciplines made up the competition press snatch and clean-and-jerk . In 1972 the press was abolished, leaving the snatch and clean and jerk as the sport's two Olympic disciplines. The women's competition made its Olympics debut in 2000 in Sydney.
