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.
The men's 94 kg weightlifting event was the sixth men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 94 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 17, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B weightlifters competed at 10:00, and Group A, at 19:00. This event was the thirteenth weightlifting event to conclude.
The Men's Heavyweight Weightlifting Event (105 kg) is the seventh men's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 105 kilograms of body mass. The competition at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships took place on in Athens, Greece, on 28 November 1999.
The Men's Super Heavyweight Weightlifting Event (+105 kg) is the heaviest men's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, open to competitors over 105 kilograms of body mass. The competition at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships took place in Athens, Greece.
The Men's Light-Heavyweight Weightlifting Event (85 kg) is the fifth men's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, limited to competitors with a maximum of 85 kilograms of body mass. The competition at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships took place in Athens, Greece on 26 November 1999.
The Men's Middle-Heavyweight Weightlifting Event (94 kg) is the sixth men's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, limited to competitors with a maximum of 94 kilograms of body mass. The competition at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships took place on 1999-11-27 in Athens, Greece.
The Women's Super Heavyweight Weightlifting Event is the heaviest women's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, open to competitors over 75 kilograms of body mass. The competition at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships took place in Athens, Greece on November 27, 1999.
The Men's Flyweight Weightlifting Event is the lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 52 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on 26 July in the Pavelló de l'Espanya Industrial and was the first weightlifting event to conclude at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
The Men's Bantamweight Weightlifting Event is the second-lightest men's event at the Olympic weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 52 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on 27 July 1992 in the Pavelló de l'Espanya Industrial.
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 Lightweight Weightlifting Event is the fourth-lightest men's event at the Olympic weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 67.5 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on 29 July 1992 in the Pavelló de l'Espanya Industrial.
The Men's Middleweight Weightlifting Event is the fifth lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 75 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on 30 July in the Pavelló de l'Espanya Industrial.
The Men's Middle-heavyweight Weightlifting Event is the fourth-heaviest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 90.0 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on 1 August in the Pavelló de l'Espanya Industrial.
The Men's First-heavyweight Weightlifting Event is the third heaviest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 100.0 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on 2 August in the Pavelló de l'Espanya Industrial.
The Men's Heavyweight Weightlifting Event is the second heaviest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 110.0 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on 3 August in the Pavelló de l'Espanya Industrial.
The Men's Super heavyweight Weightlifting Event (+110 kg) is the heaviest men's event at the weightlifting competition. It was open to any competitors who had at least 110.0 kilograms of body mass. The maximum weight was unlimited. The competition took place on 4 August in the Pavelló de l'Espanya Industrial.
Ibragim Berkmanovich Samadov is a former Olympic weightlifter. In transition at the end of the Soviet Union, he represented the Unified Team at the 1992 Olympics in the 82.5 kg division.
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 +110 kg weightlifting event was the heaviest event at the weightlifting competition of the 1988 Summer Olympics, with competitors required to have a minimum of 110 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on 29 September, and participants were divided in two groups.
The men's 90 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place on 27 July at Messuhalli. It was the first appearance of the middle heavyweight class. Previously all weightlifters above the light heavyweight (82.5 kg) class competed together in the heavyweight class; this new middle heavyweight class featured weightlifters between 82.5 kg and 90 kg.
