Michaela Alica Breeze is a British former weightlifter. Breeze was born in Watford and raised in Cornwall and educated at Wadebridge School. She started weightlifting under the guidance of PE teacher Dave Allen. Breeze then went on to Bodmin Community College before attending the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff. Breeze is well known for commentating at various events including Rio Olympics and Tokyo Olympics.
Paralympic powerlifting, also known as para powerlifting and para-lifting, is an adaptation of the sport of powerlifting for athletes with disabilities. The only discipline in Paralympic powerlifting is the bench press. The sport is governed by the International Paralympic Committee and is open to anyone with a minimum level of disability who can extend their arms within 20° of full extension during a lift. Powerlifting has been competed at the Summer Paralympics since 1984.
Tatiana Yuryevna Kashirina is a Russian Olympic weightlifter, Olympic silver medalist, five time World Champion and eight time European Champion competing in the +90 kg and +75 kg categories until 2018 and +87 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.
The following are the records of PR China in Olympic weightlifting. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Chinese Weightlifting Association.
The following are the records of Thailand in Olympic weightlifting. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Thai Amateur Weightlifting Association (TAWA).
The following are the records of Canada in Olympic weightlifting. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Canadian Weightlifting Federation (CWFHC).
The following are the national records in Olympic weightlifting in Chinese Taipei. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Chinese Taipei Weightlifting Association (CTWA).
The following are the records of North Korea in Olympic weightlifting. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Weightlifting Association of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Navab Nassirshalal is an Iranian retired weightlifter who won a gold medal in the men's 105 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He began weightlifting at the age of 15 and has also won a bronze medal in the 94 kg class snatch at the 2007 Asian Weightlifting Championships, silver in the 94 kg clean and jerk and bronze overall at the 2009 edition, and gold in the 105 kg category in 2012.
The following are the records of Egypt in Olympic weightlifting. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Egyptian Weightlifting Federation.
Weightlifting at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 17 to 23 August at the Nanjing International Expo Center in Nanjing, China.
The following are the national records in Olympic weightlifting in Great Britain. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the British Weight Lifting (BWL).
The following are the records of the United States in Olympic weightlifting. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the USA Weightlifting Federation.
The following are the national records in Olympic weightlifting in France. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the French Weightlifting Federation (Fédération française d'Haltérophilie) (FFH).
The following are the national records in Olympic weightlifting in Tunisia. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Fédération Tunisienne d'Haltérophilie.
The following are the national records in Olympic weightlifting in Spain. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Spanish Weightlifting Federation.
