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Olympic weightlifting
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Weightlifting is a competitive strength sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with the aim of successfully lifting the heaviest we
Olympic weightlifter Kuo Hsing-chun lifting 105 kg at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France
Olympic weightlifter Kuo Hsing-chun lifting 105 kg at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France
Mohammad Reza Barari, an Iranian lifter, snatching at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil
Mohammad Reza Barari, an Iranian lifter, snatching at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil
Lidia Valentín of Spain performing a clean at the 2012 Olympic Games in London
Lidia Valentín of Spain performing a clean at the 2012 Olympic Games in London
The 110 kg division weightlifting winners at the 1980 Summer Olympics, held in Moscow
The 110 kg division weightlifting winners at the 1980 Summer Olympics, held in Moscow
Clean and jerk
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The clean and jerk is a composite of two weightlifting movements, most often performed with a barbell: the clean and the jerk. During the clean, the lifter moves the barbell from the floor to a racked
Olympic weightlifting
…two specific ways of lifting the barbell overhead. The snatch is a wide-grip lift, in which the weighted barbell is lifted overhead in one motion. The clean and jerk is a combination lift, in which the weight is first taken from the ground to the front of the shoulders (the clean), and then from the shoulders to…
An image series showing the different movements involved in the clean and jerk
An image series showing the different movements involved in the clean and jerk
Finishing position of a clean, and starting position of a jerk
Finishing position of a clean, and starting position of a jerk
Zulfiya Chinshanlo, world champion 2009 in the 53 kg class performing the jerk portion of the lift with a split jerk
Zulfiya Chinshanlo, world champion 2009 in the 53 kg class performing the jerk portion of the lift with a split jerk
The lifter catches the barbell in a partial squat position in a power jerk, but lowers to a full squat position in a squat jerk
The lifter catches the barbell in a partial squat position in a power jerk, but lowers to a full squat position in a squat jerk