Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting, is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lift the heaviest weights. Athletes compete in two specific ways of lifting the barbell overhead: these are the snatch and the clean and jerk. 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, and then from the shoulders to overhead. The clean and press, wherein a clean was followed by an overhead press, was formerly also a competition lift, but was discontinued due to difficulties in judging proper form.
The men's one hand lift, an event similar to the modern snatch, was one of two weightlifting events in the weightlifting at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme.
Nauru competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States from 19 July to 4 August 1996. The delegation consisted of three weightlifters; Quincy Detenamo, Gerard Garabwan, and Marcus Stephen. Their best performances were by Detenamo, who came 20th in the men's 76 kg category and Garabwan who finished 24th in the men's 91 kg event. Stephen failed to finish his event, but would later become President of the Republic.
The men's 62 kilograms weightlifting event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece took place at the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall on 16 August.
The women's 53 kilograms weightlifting event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece took place at the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall on 15 August.
The men's lightweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-lightest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 67.5 kilograms. The competition was held on 22 July 1924.
The men's middleweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the third-lightest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 75 kilograms. The competition was held on Wednesday, 23 July 1924.
These are the results of the men's 64 kg competition in weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. A total of 36 athletes competed in this event. With this victory, Naim Süleymanoğlu became the first weightlifter in history to win three consecutive Olympic titles.
The men's light-heavyweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-heaviest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 82.5 kilograms. The competition was held on Wednesday, 23 July 1924.
The men's featherweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the lightest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 60 kilograms. The competition was held on Sunday, 2 August 1936. Twenty-one weightlifters from 13 nations competed.
The women's 53 kilograms weightlifting event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia took place at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre on September 18.
The men's 62 kilograms weightlifting event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia took place at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre on September 17.
The Men's Featherweight Weightlifting Event is the second men's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, limited to competitors with a maximum of 62 kilograms of body mass. The competition at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships took place in Athens, Greece on November 22, 1999.
The Men's Featherweight Weightlifting Event is the third-lightest men's event at the Olympic weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 60 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on 28 July 1992 in the Pavelló de l'Espanya Industrial.
The men's heavyweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the heaviest contested, and allowed weightlifters of over 82.5 kilograms. The competition was held on Wednesday, 23 July 1924.
Chen Lijun is a Chinese weightlifter, Olympic Champion, four time World Champion and two time Asian Champion competing in the 62 kg division until 2018 and 67 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.
These are the results of the Men's Featherweight Weightlifting Event at the 1980 Olympic Weightlifting competition in Moscow. A total of 18 men competed in this event, limited to competitors with a maximum body weight of 60 kilograms.
The men's 60 kg weightlifting event was one of the events at the weightlifting competition of the 1988 Summer Olympics, limiting competitors to a maximum of 60 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on 20 September, and participants were divided in two groups.
Lawrence Iquaibom is a Nigerian former weightlifter. He is now a weightlifting official and coach.
The Men's Featherweight Weightlifting Event (–60 kg) was the third lightest event at the weightlifting competition. Each weightlifter had three attempts for both the snatch and clean and jerk lifting methods. The total of the best successful lift of each method was used to determine the final rankings and medal winners. Competition took place on 31 July in the 4,500 capacity Albert Gersten Pavilion.
