Verified october 7 2018 powerlifting records compiled by statistician michael soong. It feels absolutely amazing to have set a guinness book world record. Japans chitetsu watanabe confirmed as the worlds oldest man living at 112 years old. Throughout the history of our sport world records have been wiped from the books in conjunction with the creation of new weight classes 1973, 1992, 1998. The 2015 world weightlifting championships were held in houston, united states. Aleksey lovchev 264 kg world record clean and jerk 2015 world. Kirill sarychev lifts world record raw powerlifting total at. And during these events, these types of bets are increasing. For the most part, the book barely touches upon the rare case of, lets say, someone beginning the sport in his 40s or 50s. World records world best performances world u20 records u18 world best performances world leading 2019 world u20 leading 2019 world championships in athletics records world indoor championships records world half marathon championships records world u20 championships records world u18 championships records olympic games records youth olympic. Ready steady tokyo tokyo 2020 test event results book pdf. Watch canadian bodybuilder destroy world record for. Guinness world records books guinness world records.
Olympic weightlifting book recommendations all things gym. The book itself holds a world record, as the bestselling book series of all time. Masters weightlifting iwf world championships 2015, rovaniemi rovaniemi, finland. It is also one of the most frequently stolen books. These records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts the international weightlifting federation iwf restructured its weight classes in 1993, 1998 and 2018, nullifying earlier records. I wish this book had been available when i started the sport of weightlifting.
Iwf masters records men september 1, 2019 age group. Jess has moved on to weightlifting and 2020 is an open book for this class. Annual book 20pdf annual book 2012pdf annual book 2011pdf annual book 2010 cover 114jwc 1522uwc 2327yog 2850wc 51participants by continent 5257top lifters 5870world records 7173hall of fame 7475elite club 7686tosreferees 8790affiliations 9195congressofficials 96contents x annual book 2009 pdf contents annual book 2008 pdf contents annual book 1998 pdf world champ senior 1998 pdf. Halls deadlift to the knees is a powerlift and not an olympic lift, which measure overhead strength. Records are from 1998 to and including 2020 national junior, university, under 25. A new world record of 264 kg 582 lb was set by alexey lochev of russia at the world weightlifting championships 2015.
Last year at the 2018 world championships chen made his debut in the new 67 kg class with a 150 kg snatch and a 182 kg clean and jerk, another easy win and. Weightlifter ray fougnier recently set multiple world records at the 2019 amateur athletic union powerlifting world championships, continuing to win medals and stun audience members. The 2016 rio olympics are behind us, and that means more new weightlifting world records. The men are not so high in the youth category, managing only 90. Japans chitetsu watanabe confirmed as the world s oldest man living at 112 years old. Annual book 20pdf annual book 2012pdf annual book 2011pdf annual book 2010 cover 114jwc 1522uwc 2327yog 2850wc 51participants by continent 5257top lifters 5870world records 7173hall of fame 7475elite club 7686tosreferees 8790affiliations 9195congressofficials 96contents x annual book 2009 pdf contents annual book 2008 pdf contents annual book 1998 pdf world. World records 2015 world weightlifting championships.
Aau strength sports powerlifting, weightlifting, feats of. Read about this and thousands more incredible records in the guinness world records 2015 book our 60th anniversary edition, out now. Ten world records fell this week at the iwf world weightlifting. World records international weightlifting federationinternational. List of world records in olympic weightlifting last updated february 22, 2020. Bjoergen became a mom to son marius in december 2015, then came back for. Rovaniemi, finland will host the masters weightlifting world championships from 1219. Progression of the bench press world record wikipedia. Aau strength sports powerlifting, weightlifting, feats of strength shared a group. Weightlifting world records world records recordsetter. The megaselling guinness world records book has been an annual phenomenon since its very first publication in 1955. On his way to winning the worlds strongest viking competition for the second year in a row, bjornsson carried a 1,400pound log. To view michael soongs entire book of alltime records and rankings, please go here and subscribe. Nov 29, 2015 borrero broke through at the 2015 world championships, taking gold by beating his semifinal and final opponents by a combined 171.
The weights lifted by todays strongmen are dizzying. Impress your friends by breaking or inventing your own weightlifting world records on. Weight lifting world records world records recordsetter. This event was, together with the 2014 world weightlifting championships, the first stage of the qualification process for the 2016 summer olympics.
June 18, 2019 the most exciting drug free strength sport event in history will be september 2729 at the fabulous harrahs resort hotel casino in laughlin, nv. Senior weightlifting world records male weightlifting house. Bench press world records are the international records in bench press across the years, regardless of weight class or governing organization, for bench pressing on the back without using a bridge technique the advent of bench press shirts, which support the lifters shoulders and provide upward force, have increased records significantly since 1985 for example, when the shirted record was. Check out some of the coolest and quirkiest weightlifting world records and videos. The former weightlifter was fifth at the 2014 worlds and seventh. Guinness world records, known until 2000 as the guinness book of records, is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. The fact so many of the current strongman world records have been sent in the last year or two shows how quickly the level is rising. Impress your friends by breaking or inventing your own weight lifting world records on. These records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts.
I was looking to find a book that was specific for lifters who begin olympic weightlifting in the middle age years. Guinness world records 2015 in pictures world news the. World records fall at weightlifting world championships. Since then it has sold more than 143 million copies in over 100 countries, and has been translated into at least 22 languages. Annual books international weightlifting federation. Dec 23, 2015 all world weightlifting records men 2015. Strongest weightlifter in the world 264 kg world record 2015. Alltime historical world powerlifting records powerlifting. The book itself holds a world record, as the bestselling ed book. Guinness world records 2015 by guinness world records. This shows a very competitive situation and points out the fact that in order to hold the world records as a senior, you had better be strong already as a junior. This is a list of world records in olympic weightlifting. List of world records in olympic weightlifting wikimili.
World records 2015 world weightlifting championships youtube. A guide to world class performance by arthur drechsler if you are only going to buy one book about olympic weightlifting the weightlifting encyclopedia by arthur drechsler. Borrero broke through at the 2015 world championships, taking gold by beating his semifinal and final opponents by a combined 171. Three world and olympic records fell and an olympic champion was deposed on the final night of the rio 2016 weightlifting tournament on 16 august. Talakhadze claims gold with weightlifting world record. American records may only be set at drug tested, usaw nationaltrialsrecord breakers or iwf sanctioned events. The chinese 67 chen lijun blew his competition out of the park yesterday with an incredible 154 kg world record snatch, a 185 kg world record clean and jerk, and a 339 kg world record total. Rankings records meets status faq data apps shop contact support us. The openpowerlifting project aims to create a permanent, accurate, convenient, accessible, open archive of the worlds powerlifting data. World records international weightlifting federation. The 15 weird but amazing fitness records you have to see to. In march, hall lifted a 465kg world record, watched by his idol, arnold schwarzenegger.
The mens 94 kilograms event at the 2015 world weightlifting championships was held on 25 and 26 november 2015 in houston, united states. Masters weightlifting iwf world championships 2015 home. Heaviest weight lifted by human beard guinness world records. Guinness world records has recently confirmed that strongman greg austin doucette canada has absolutely smashed the world record for the heaviest sumo deadlift in one minute with. One of the most impressive aspects of olympic weightlifting is related to setting up the world records. As with every olympic cycle, lifters have taken their shot for recordbreaking performances. The international weightlifting federation iwf restructured its weight classes in 1993, 1998 and 2018, nullifying earlier records. Check out some of the coolest and quirkiest weight lifting world records and videos. The 60th anniversary edition of the guinness world records book will reflect on six decades of recordbreaking, whilst also featuring the latest. We work with leading global brands and businesses to break world records as part of. Tommy kono, twotime olympic champion, eighttime world champion, established 26 world records in weightlifting and coached olympic teams from 3 different countries, including the us from the foreword. This section of the site presents various available searches of the world records database at lift up. Olympic weightlifting is a comprehensive guide to learning an.
List of world records in olympic weightlifting wikipedia. Every current olympic weightlifting world record infographic. With the creation of the wrpf and now holding multiple world records, sarychev is definitely leaving his lasting mark in the powerlifting community. The weightlifting world championship began to be held since 1891 by the international weightlifting federation, except for the years that the olympic games are celebrated. Guinness world records, also known until 2000 as the guinness book of records is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, of both humans and nature.
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