Weightlifting

the international governing body for the sport of Weightlifting

became the most decorated weightlifter of all time with four Olympic medals, three gold and one bronze

athletes from Oceania would be invited to compete in athletics, triathlon, roller skating, weightlifting, and wushu

At the 1904 Summer Olympics in St.

The weightlifting competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris consisted of five weight classes, all for men only.

The weightlifting competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam consisted of five weight classes, all for men only.

The weightlifting competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin consisted of five weight classes, all for men only.

The weightlifting competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London consisted of six weight classes, all for men only.

The weightlifting competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only.

The weightlifting competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only.

The weightlifting competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only.

The weightlifting competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich consisted of nine weight classes, all for men only.

The standard of weightlifting was the highest in the history of the Olympics

boycott affected weightlifting more than any other sport

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Strongman is often incorrectly used to describe a person who does powerlifting, weightlifting or bodybuilding.

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was a Czech weightlifter

He competed at the 1964 Tokyo Paralympics in swimming and weightlifting.

is a former world champion powerlifter, strongman and Olympic Weightlifter from France

(born Andrzej Drzewiecki, 9 November 1947) is a former athlete, weightlifter and strongman from England

is a former weightlifter and strongman from the United States

was a Danish weightlifter whose nickname was

is an American retired professional wrestler, Olympic weightlifter, and strongman competitor.

He is also a former Olympic weightlifter and Strongman.

is a Lithuanian male weightlifter and strongman competitor from Marijampolė

was a professional circus athlete, weight lifter, belt wrestler

was an American Olympic weightlifter, professional wrestler, and film actor

was a French weightlifter

was an Austrian weightlifter

was an Indian weightlifter, bodybuilder, actor, sports administrator and coach

was a New Zealand weightlifter and fitness centre founder

was a Guatemalan weightlifter

is a Turkish former professional weightlifter

was a Danish weightlifter, sport shooter, gymnast, and athlete

is a Filipino weightlifter

is an Indian weightlifter

is a retired Indian weightlifter

was an Estonian weightlifter

is a Taiwanese Amis weightlifter

is an Indonesian weightlifter

was a British weightlifter

He competed in tennis, weightlifting, wrestling

is a Chinese weightlifter

was a Hungarian weightlifter

was a Soviet Armenian weightlifter

is former Iranian heavyweight weightlifter

is a Kazakhstani retired weightlifter

was a Ukrainian weightlifter

is a Georgian-Greek weightlifter

is a Kazakhstani weightlifter

is a Chinese weightlifter

Dursun Sevinç (born 16 March 1972) is a Turkish weightlifter

is a female weightlifter from Mexico

is a female weightlifter from Colombia

is a female weightlifter from Colombia

Sarah Orteza Hovden Øvsthus (born 20 March 1994) is a Norwegian weightlifter, who competed in the 53 kg category and represented Norway at international competitions.

In 1923, he won the Soviet championship in weightlifting.

is a Finnish weightlifter

is a Thai weightlifter.

former Olympic weightlifter and powerlifter

is a Saudi Arabian weightlifter.

was a German weightlifter who competed at the 1928 and 1932 Olympic Games

is an Australian weightlifter

has competed in the sport of weightlifting

was a Soviet weightlifter

is a Pakistani weightlifter

is a Syrian weightlifter

is a retired male weightlifter from Colombia

is a retired male weightlifter from Cuba

is a retired male weightlifter from Colombia

is an Indonesian weightlifter

was a Canadian weightlifter

Aricco Jumitih is a Malaysian weightlifter.

won his Olympic medals in weightlifting

was a Finnish weightlifter who became a bodybuilder in the early 1960s

Stockton pressed 100 pounds, snatched 105 pounds, and clean and jerked 135 pounds.

was a Romanian weightlifter

Lasha Talakhadze (Georgian: ლაშა ტალახაძე; Georgian pronunciation: [laʃa tʼalaχadze]; born 2 October 1993) is a Georgian weightlifter, holding the all-time world records independent of weight category in the snatch (225 kg, 496 lb), the clean and jerk (267 kg, 589 lb), and the total (492 kg, 1,085 l

Pyrros Dimas (Greek: Πύρρος Δήμας; pronounced [piros ðimas]; born 13 October 1971) is a Greek politician and former weightlifter.

Hossein Rezazadeh (Persian: حسین رضازاده; born 12 May 1978) is an Iranian politician and retired weightlifter.

Lü Xiaojun (Chinese: 吕小军; pinyin: Lǚ Xiǎojūn, born 27 July 1984) is a Chinese weightlifter.

Yoshinobu Miyake (三宅 義信, Miyake Yoshinobu; born November 24, 1939) is a retired Japanese weightlifter and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Lieutenant.

Rim Jong-sim (Korean: 림정심; Korean pronunciation: [ɾim.dzʌŋ.ɕim] or [ɾim] [tsʌŋ.ɕim]; born 5 February 1993) is a North Korean retired weightlifter, two-time Olympic Champion, World Champion, Asian Games gold and bronze medalist, and Asian Champion competing in the 69 kg and 75 kg category until 2018,

Norair Nurikyan (Bulgarian: Норайр Нурикян, Armenian: Նորայր Նուրիկյան; 26 July 1948 - 11 March 2025) was a Bulgarian weightlifter of Armenian descent, who was a two-time Olympic Champion and was awarded the Hero of Socialist Labor of Bulgaria and Order of the Bulgaria, First Degree titles.

Hsu Shu-ching (Chinese: 許淑淨; pinyin: Xǔ Shújìng; born 9 May 1991) is a Taiwanese weightlifter.

Oscar Albeiro Figueroa Mosquera (born 27 April 1983) is a retired Colombian weightlifter, and a gold medallist competing in the 62 kg category until 2018 and 67 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.

Mohamed Ehab Youssef Ahmed Mahmoud (Arabic: مُحَمَّد إِيهَاب يُوسُف أَحْمَد مَحْمُود; born 21 November 1989), known as Mohamed Mahmoud or Mohamed Ehab, is an Egyptian weightlifter, and World Champion competing in the 77 kg category until 2018 and 81 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weight

Ze'ev Friedman (Hebrew: זאב פרידמן‎; 10 June 1944 - 6 September 1972) was an Israeli flyweight weightlifter.

Gerd Bonk (26 August 1951 - 20 October 2014) was an East German weightlifter who was active from 1969 to 1980 who won silver at the 1976 Summer Olympics, bronze at the 1972 Summer Olympics, and set three world records.

Hans Haas (17 October 1906 - 14 May 1973) was an Austrian Jewish weightlifter who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Folke Lennart Roland Dahlgren (born 4 May 1952) is a retired Swedish heavyweight weightlifter.

was a Polish lightweight (-67.5 kg) weightlifter.

was a Soviet and Russian heavyweight weightlifter, writer and politician.

was an American weightlifter