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Weightlifting At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 62 Kg
The men's 62 kilograms weightlifting event was the second-lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 62 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 11, 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 fifth weightlifting event to conclude. Each lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted. Schedule All times are China Standard Time The time in China follows a single standard UTC offset, time offset of UTC+08:00, where Beijing is located, even though the country spans five geographical time zones. It is the largest sovereign nation in the world that officially observes only ... ( UTC+08:00) Rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beihang University Gymnasium
Beihang University Gymnasium (, sometime listed as the Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Gymnasium) is a 5,400-seat indoor arena located on the campus of Beihang University in Beijing, China. It hosted weightlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics and powerlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China, from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was .... ReferencesBeijing2008.cn profile Venues of the 2008 Summer Olympics Sports venues in Beijing Indoor arenas in China Olympic weightlifting venues University sports venues in China Sports venues completed in 2001 2001 establishments in China {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanazawa
is the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 466,029 in 203,271 households, and a population density of 990 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . Etymology The name "Kanazawa" (, ), which literally means "marsh of gold", is said to derive from the legend of the peasant Imohori Togoro (literally "Togoro Potato-digger"), who was digging for potatoes when flakes of gold washed up. The well in the grounds of Kenroku-en is known as to acknowledge these roots. The area where Kanazawa is was originally known as Ishiura, whose name is preserved at the Ishiura Shrine near Kenrokuen. The area around Kanazawa was part of ancient Kaga Province. History Muromachi period During the Muromachi period (1336 to 1573), as the power of the central shōguns in Kyoto was waning, Kaga Province came under the control of the Ikkō-ikki, followers of the teachings of priest Rennyo, of the sect, who displaced the official ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henadzi Makhveyenia
Henadzy Makhveyenia (born December 10, 1983), also known as Gennady Makhveyenya, is a Belarusian weightlifter. His personal best combined total is 290 kg. At the 2006 and 2007 European Weightlifting Championships he won overall silver in the 62 kg category, both times winning gold medals in the snatch. He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics Weightlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China were held from August 9 to August 19. Competitions were conducted at the Beihang University Gymnasium. The medal records at the 2008 Games were heavily amended following a ... in the 62 kg division finishing tenth, with 278 kg. References External links * * * Belarusian male weightlifters 1983 births Living people Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for Belarus European Weightlifting Championships medalists People from Dubrowna district Sportspeople from Vitebsk region 21st-century B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Sheng-hsiung
Yang Sheng-Hsiung (; born June 1, 1983) is a Taiwanese weightlifter. He represented Chinese Taipei at two Olympic games, and had won a silver medal for the featherweight category (62 kg) at the 2009 East Asian Games in Hong Kong, China. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Yang placed ninth in the men's 62-kg class, by lifting a total of 280 kg. He repeated his position for the same category at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, with a snatch of 130 kg, and a clean and jerk The clean and jerk is a composite of two weightlifting movements, most often performed with a barbell: the clean and the jerk. During the ''clean'', the lifter moves the barbell from the floor to a racked position across the deltoids, without rest ... of 157 kg, to combine a total of 287 kg. References External linksNBC 2008 Olympics profile Taiwanese male weightlifters 1983 births Living people Olympic weightlifters for Taiwan Weightlifters at the 2004 Summer Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Abdelbaki
Mohamed Abdeltawwab Ibrahim Abdelbaki (born 18 July 1987) is an Egyptian male weightlifter, competing in the 69 kg category and representing Egypt at international competitions. He participated in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics Weightlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China were held from August 9 to August 19. Competitions were conducted at the Beihang University Gymnasium. The medal records at the 2008 Games were heavily amended following a ... in the 62 kg division finishing eighth, with 288 kg, beating his previous personal best by 2 kg. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships. Major results References External links NBC profile 1987 births Living people Egyptian male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for Egypt African Games gold medalists for Egypt African Game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tolkunbek Hudaýbergenow
Tolkunbek Hudaybergenov (born January 4, 1986) is a Turkmenistan, Turkmen weightlifter. He was born in the Gurbansoltan Eje district, Daşoguz Region. At the 2008 Asian Weightlifting Championships, 2008 Asian Championships he won the bronze medal in the clean and jerk in the 62 kg category, overall ranking 4th with a total of . He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 62 kg, Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 62 kg division finishing seventh, with , beating his previous personal best by . Major results References External links NBC profileAthlete Biography at beijing2008 Turkmenistan male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for Turkmenistan 1986 births Living people People from Daşoguz Region Weightlifters at the 2006 Asian Games Weightlifters at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Turkmenistan 21st-century Turkmenistan people {{Turkmenistan-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lázaro Ruiz
Lázaro Maikel Ruiz (born October 12, 1984) is a Cuban weightlifter. At the 2008 Pan American Weightlifting Championships he won bronze in the 62 kg category, lifting a total of 284 kg. He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 62 kg division finishing sixth, with 294 kg, beating his previous personal best by 10 kg. Ruiz won the – 62 gold medal in snatch and silver clean & jerk during the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival The I Pan American Sports Festival (Spanish: ''Festival Deportivo Panamericano'') was a multi-sport event held between 11 July and 30 September 2014 in Mexico. The Festival was organized by the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO). Venues The .... Notes and references External links Athlete Biographyat beijing2008 Cuban male weightlifters 1984 births Living people Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for Cuba Pan American Weightlifting Championships medalists 20t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phaisan Hansawong
Phaisan Hansawong (, born October 21, 1989, in Buriram) is a Thai weightlifter. At the 2007 World Championships he ranked 15th in the 56 kg category, with a total of 247 kg. He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics Weightlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China were held from August 9 to August 19. Competitions were conducted at the Beihang University Gymnasium. The medal records at the 2008 Games were heavily amended following a ... in the 62 kg division finishing fifth, with 294 kg, beating his previous personal best by a considerable 47 kg. He is 5 ft 5 inches tall and weighs 130 lb. Notes and references External links NBC profileAthlete Biography HANSAWONG Phaisanat beijing2008 Phaisan Hansawong 1989 births Living people Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Phaisan Hansawong Phaisan Hansawong SEA Games medalists in weightlifting Competitors at the 2009 SEA Games Phaisa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoniu Buci
Antoniu Buci (born January 21, 1990, in Cluj-Napoca, Cluj) is a Romanian weightlifter. At the 2006 World Championships he ranked 20th in the 56 kg category, with a total of 235 kg. At the 2007 World Championships he ranked 22nd in the 62 kg category, with a total of 272 kg. He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 62 kg division finishing fourth, with 295 kg, beating his previous personal best by 22 kg. Buci recently won the silver medal at the 2011 European Weightlifting Championships held in Kazan, Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders .... He is 5 ft 3 inches tall and weighs 137 lb. References External links sports-referenceAthlete Biography BUCI Antoniuat beijing2008 Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller islands. It has a total area of , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country in the world and the largest in Oceania. Australia is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent. It is a megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and Climate of Australia, climates including deserts of Australia, deserts in the Outback, interior and forests of Australia, tropical rainforests along the Eastern states of Australia, coast. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south-east Asia 50,000 to 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last glacial period. By the time of British settlement, Aboriginal Australians spoke 250 distinct l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney
Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 km (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains (New South Wales), Blue Mountains in the west, and about 80 km (50 mi) from Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Hawkesbury River in the north and north-west, to the Royal National Park and Macarthur, New South Wales, Macarthur in the south and south-west. Greater Sydney consists of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are colloquially known as "Sydneysiders". The estimated population in June 2024 was 5,557,233, which is about 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. The city's nicknames include the Emerald City and the Harbour City. There is ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolaj Pešalov
Nikolay Peshalov (; born on May 30, 1970) is a Bulgarians in Croatia, Bulgarian-born Croatian Olympic Games, Olympic and World former champion in Olympic weightlifting, weightlifting. During his long and successful career, Pešalov was World champion eight times in various categories and disciplines, and broke several world records. His Olympic medals are split between Bulgaria at the Summer Olympics, Bulgaria (Weightlifting at the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1992 and Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996) and Croatia at the Summer Olympics, Croatia (Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2000 and Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004). In 2000 he was granted Croatian citizenship, and he now holds besides Bulgarian passport, Bulgarian, a Croatian passport. He resides in both Sofia and Split, Croatia, Split. Further achievements * Senior world champion (1990, 1993, 1994); * Silver medalist in Senior World Championships (1989 and 1998); * Bronze medalist in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
