Weightlifting

Riocentro – Pavilion 2

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Athletes have three attempts in snatch and clean and jerk. Total of best lifts decides final placement

WEIGHT CLASSES

Men: Eight – from 56kg to +105kg.

Women: Seven – 48kg to +75kg

London Olympics gold medallist (+75kg class) Zhou Lulu (CHN)

Weights: Range from 0.5kg to 25kg

SNATCH: Most difficult lift, weight pulled up in one motion

Wide grip on bar, initial lift uses legs and hips 

Pull – bar reaches pelvis, body extends to propel bar upwards

Squat under bar

Finish – lifter standing in static position 

Weight increased by at least 1kg for each attempt

CLEAN AND JERK: Two separate moves, allowing heaviest lifts

Clean

Narrower grip

Pull

Squat, bar resting on upper chest

Stand

Jerk

Thrust

Finish

Total weight lifted – snatch and clean and jerk (super heavyweight class)

Olympic records

Hossein Rezazadeh (IRI) Sydney 2000 472kg

Zhou Lulu (CHN) London 2012 333kg

World records

Aleksey Lovchev (RUS) Houston 2015 475kg

Tatiana Kashirina (RUS) Almaty 2014 348kg

Sources: Rio 2016, Olympic.org, IWF

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