Check out some of the coolest and quirkiest weightlifting world records and videos. Aau strength sports powerlifting, weightlifting, feats of. Borrero broke through at the 2015 world championships, taking gold by beating his semifinal and final opponents by a combined 171. Although the author, matt foreman, is indeed an older guy, he has been lifting for years, if not decades. World records international weightlifting federationinternational. Progression of the bench press world record wikipedia.
World records world best performances world u20 records u18 world best performances world leading 2019 world u20 leading 2019 world championships in athletics records world indoor championships records world half marathon championships records world u20 championships records world u18 championships records olympic games records youth olympic. June 18, 2019 the most exciting drug free strength sport event in history will be september 2729 at the fabulous harrahs resort hotel casino in laughlin, nv. World records fall at weightlifting world championships. Every current olympic weightlifting world record infographic. Halls deadlift to the knees is a powerlift and not an olympic lift, which measure overhead strength.
The men are not so high in the youth category, managing only 90. Last year at the 2018 world championships chen made his debut in the new 67 kg class with a 150 kg snatch and a 182 kg clean and jerk, another easy win and. Bench press world records are the international records in bench press across the years, regardless of weight class or governing organization, for bench pressing on the back without using a bridge technique the advent of bench press shirts, which support the lifters shoulders and provide upward force, have increased records significantly since 1985 for example, when the shirted record was. Heaviest weight lifted by human beard guinness world records. Throughout the history of our sport world records have been wiped from the books in conjunction with the creation of new weight classes 1973, 1992, 1998. And during these events, these types of bets are increasing. Ready steady tokyo tokyo 2020 test event results book pdf. The 2016 rio olympics are behind us, and that means more new weightlifting world records. We work with leading global brands and businesses to break world records as part of. The openpowerlifting project aims to create a permanent, accurate, convenient, accessible, open archive of the worlds powerlifting data. Ten world records fell this week at the iwf world weightlifting. Kirill sarychev lifts world record raw powerlifting total at.
Since then it has sold more than 143 million copies in over 100 countries, and has been translated into at least 22 languages. The weights lifted by todays strongmen are dizzying. Tommy kono, twotime olympic champion, eighttime world champion, established 26 world records in weightlifting and coached olympic teams from 3 different countries, including the us from the foreword. Masters weightlifting iwf world championships 2015 home. It is also one of the most frequently stolen books. Nov 29, 2015 borrero broke through at the 2015 world championships, taking gold by beating his semifinal and final opponents by a combined 171. The megaselling guinness world records book has been an annual phenomenon since its very first publication in 1955. Impress your friends by breaking or inventing your own weightlifting world records on. Olympic weightlifting is a comprehensive guide to learning an. This shows a very competitive situation and points out the fact that in order to hold the world records as a senior, you had better be strong already as a junior. Annual book 20pdf annual book 2012pdf annual book 2011pdf annual book 2010 cover 114jwc 1522uwc 2327yog 2850wc 51participants by continent 5257top lifters 5870world records 7173hall of fame 7475elite club 7686tosreferees 8790affiliations 9195congressofficials 96contents x annual book 2009 pdf contents annual book 2008 pdf contents annual book 1998 pdf world champ senior 1998 pdf.
This event was, together with the 2014 world weightlifting championships, the first stage of the qualification process for the 2016 summer olympics. I was looking to find a book that was specific for lifters who begin olympic weightlifting in the middle age years. A guide to world class performance by arthur drechsler if you are only going to buy one book about olympic weightlifting the weightlifting encyclopedia by arthur drechsler. With the creation of the wrpf and now holding multiple world records, sarychev is definitely leaving his lasting mark in the powerlifting community. Rovaniemi, finland will host the masters weightlifting world championships from 1219. Impress your friends by breaking or inventing your own weight lifting world records on. This is a list of world records in olympic weightlifting. Senior weightlifting world records male weightlifting house. World records international weightlifting federation. Bjoergen became a mom to son marius in december 2015, then came back for. Masters weightlifting iwf world championships 2015, rovaniemi rovaniemi, finland.
World records 2015 world weightlifting championships. Rankings records meets status faq data apps shop contact support us. As with every olympic cycle, lifters have taken their shot for recordbreaking performances. Guinness world records, also known until 2000 as the guinness book of records is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, of both humans and nature. Strongest weightlifter in the world 264 kg world record 2015. Verified october 7 2018 powerlifting records compiled by statistician michael soong.
Three world and olympic records fell and an olympic champion was deposed on the final night of the rio 2016 weightlifting tournament on 16 august. World records 2015 world weightlifting championships youtube. Guinness world records 2015 in pictures world news the. The athletes didnt waste any time getting to work rewriting the record books. The fact so many of the current strongman world records have been sent in the last year or two shows how quickly the level is rising. On his way to winning the worlds strongest viking competition for the second year in a row, bjornsson carried a 1,400pound log. These records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts. Read about this and thousands more incredible records in the guinness world records 2015 book our 60th anniversary edition, out now. To view michael soongs entire book of alltime records and rankings, please go here and subscribe. Annual book 20pdf annual book 2012pdf annual book 2011pdf annual book 2010 cover 114jwc 1522uwc 2327yog 2850wc 51participants by continent 5257top lifters 5870world records 7173hall of fame 7475elite club 7686tosreferees 8790affiliations 9195congressofficials 96contents x annual book 2009 pdf contents annual book 2008 pdf contents annual book 1998 pdf world. The 60th anniversary edition of the guinness world records book will reflect on six decades of recordbreaking, whilst also featuring the latest.
The 2015 world weightlifting championships were held in houston, united states. Check out some of the coolest and quirkiest weight lifting world records and videos. Weight lifting world records world records recordsetter. One of the most impressive aspects of olympic weightlifting is related to setting up the world records. Weightlifting world records world records recordsetter. Alltime historical world powerlifting records powerlifting. For the most part, the book barely touches upon the rare case of, lets say, someone beginning the sport in his 40s or 50s. Weightlifter ray fougnier recently set multiple world records at the 2019 amateur athletic union powerlifting world championships, continuing to win medals and stun audience members.
Japans chitetsu watanabe confirmed as the world s oldest man living at 112 years old. Iwf masters records men september 1, 2019 age group. American records may only be set at drug tested, usaw nationaltrialsrecord breakers or iwf sanctioned events. The weightlifting world championship began to be held since 1891 by the international weightlifting federation, except for the years that the olympic games are celebrated.
Guinness world records has recently confirmed that strongman greg austin doucette canada has absolutely smashed the world record for the heaviest sumo deadlift in one minute with. The mens 94 kilograms event at the 2015 world weightlifting championships was held on 25 and 26 november 2015 in houston, united states. Japans chitetsu watanabe confirmed as the worlds oldest man living at 112 years old. Talakhadze claims gold with weightlifting world record.
These records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts the international weightlifting federation iwf restructured its weight classes in 1993, 1998 and 2018, nullifying earlier records. Olympic weightlifting book recommendations all things gym. The book itself holds a world record, as the bestselling book series of all time. This section of the site presents various available searches of the world records database at lift up.
Guinness world records 2015 by guinness world records. List of world records in olympic weightlifting wikipedia. Jess has moved on to weightlifting and 2020 is an open book for this class. The chinese 67 chen lijun blew his competition out of the park yesterday with an incredible 154 kg world record snatch, a 185 kg world record clean and jerk, and a 339 kg world record total. Records are from 1998 to and including 2020 national junior, university, under 25. Watch canadian bodybuilder destroy world record for. The book itself holds a world record, as the bestselling ed book. It feels absolutely amazing to have set a guinness book world record. List of world records in olympic weightlifting wikimili. A new world record of 264 kg 582 lb was set by alexey lochev of russia at the world weightlifting championships 2015. Guinness world records, known until 2000 as the guinness book of records, is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. The international weightlifting federation iwf restructured its weight classes in 1993, 1998 and 2018, nullifying earlier records.
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