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Sibby Flowers
Sibby Flowers (born 1963) is a former Olympic style weightlifter for the United States. Her coach was John Coffee. She competed at the 44 kg then the 46 kg (after the weight classes were restructured) weight classes and holds the American records for the snatch (67.5 kg), clean & jerk (85 kg), and total (147.5 kg). The weight classes were restructured again when women were added to the Olympic program, thus Sibby holds all of her records in perpetuity. Weightlifting achievements * U.S. Olympic Festival: 1989 1st, 1990 1st, 1991 1st, 1993 1st, 1994 Bombed out, 1995 Bombed out * National Championships: 1984 2nd, 1985 2nd, 1987 1st (Best Lifter), 1988 1st, 1989 1st, 1990 1st (Best Lifter), 1991 2nd, 1992 1st (Best Lifter), 1993 1st, 1994 1st, 1995 1st, 1996 1st * NACACI: 1994 2nd ( Colorado Springs), 1995 1st (Toronto), 1996 1st (Shreveport) * Pannonia Cup: 1988 1st (Budapest, Hungary) * World Championships: 1987 3rd (Daytona, USA), 1986 6th (Manchester, En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition with more than 200 teams, representing sovereign states and territories, participating. The Olympic Games are normally held every four years, and since 1994, have alternated between the Summer and Winter Olympics every two years during the four-year period. Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games (), held in Olympia, Greece from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, leading to the first modern Games in Athens in 1896. The IOC is the governing body of the Olympic Movement (which encompasses all entities and individuals involved in the Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
