Weightlifting is a 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 weights. Athletes compete in 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, and then from the shoulders to over the head. The sport formerly included a third lift/event known as clean and press.
Tonga sent a delegation to compete at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia from 15 September to 1 October 2000. Sydney was Tonga's fifth consecutive appearance at a Summer Olympic Games. The Tongan delegation to Sydney consisted of two track and field athletes; Toluta'u Koula and Ana Siulolo Liku; and weightlifter Tevita Kofe Ngalu. Neither of the track athletes advanced beyond the first round of their events, while Ngalu came 13th in the men's 105 kg category.
Tigran Vardan Martirosyan is an Armenian weightlifter. He is 175 cm tall. Martirosyan was awarded the Honored Master of Sports of Armenia title in 2009.
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 +105 kilograms weightlifting event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece took place at the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall on 25 August.
The men's 105 kilograms weightlifting event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece took place at the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall on 24 August.
The men's 94 kilograms weightlifting event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece took place at the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall on 23 August.
The men's 85 kilograms weightlifting event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece took place at the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall on 21 August.
The women's 69 kg weightlifting event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece took place at the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall on 19 August.
The men's featherweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the lightest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 60 kilograms. The competition was held on 21 July 1924.
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 83 kg competition in weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. A total of 20 athletes entered this event. The weightlifter from Greece won the gold, with a combined lift of 392.5 kg.
The men's light-heavyweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-heaviest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 82.5 kilograms. The competition was held on Saturday, 30 July 1932. Four weightlifters from three nations competed.
The men's 85 kilograms weightlifting event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia took place at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre on September 23.
The men's 105 kilograms weightlifting event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia took place at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre on September 25.
The Men's Light-heavyweight Weightlifting Event is the fifth-heaviest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 82.5 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on 31 July 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.
These are the results of the Men's Light-Heavyweight Weightlifting Event at the 1980 Olympic Weightlifting competition in Moscow. A total of 19 men competed in this event, limited to competitors with a maximum body weight of 82.5 kilograms.
The Men's Light-heavyweight Weightlifting Event (–82.5 kg) was the sixth 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 4 August in the 4,500 capacity Albert Gersten Pavilion. The weightlifter from Romania won the gold, with a combined lift of 355 kg.
