Weightlifting At The 2001 Mediterranean Games
The weightlifting competitions at the 2001 Mediterranean Games in Tunis between 3 September and 8 September. Athletes competed in 30 events across 15 weight categories (8 for men and 7 for women). Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Key: References External links2001 Mediterranean Games reportat the International Committee of Mediterranean Games The International Committee of Mediterranean Games (french: Comité international des Jeux méditerranéens, ''CIJM'') is the organization of the National Olympic Committees who presides, regulates and organizes the Mediterranean Games. It is base ... (CIJM) website {{DEFAULTSORT:Weightlifting At The 2001 Mediterranean Games 2001 2001 in weightlifting ...
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Olympic Weightlifting
Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lift the heaviest weights. Athletes compete in two specific ways of lifting the barbell overhead: these are the snatch and the clean and jerk. 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 (the clean), and then from the shoulders to overhead (the jerk). The clean and press, wherein a clean was followed by an overhead press, was formerly also a competition lift, but was discontinued due to difficulties in judging proper form. Each weightlifter gets three attempts at both the snatch and the clean and jerk, with the snatch attempts being done first. An athlete's sco ...
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