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Weightlifting At The 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 75 Kg
The men's 75 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne took place on 24 November at the Royal Exhibition Building The Royal Exhibition Building is a World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage-listed building in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, built in 1879–1880 as part of the international exhibition movement, which presented over 50 exhibitions between ....Official Report, p. 640. It was the eighth appearance of the middleweight class. Competition format Each weightlifter had three attempts at each of the three lifts. The best score for each lift was summed to give a total. The weightlifter could increase the weight between attempts (minimum of 5 kg between first and second attempts, 2.5 kg between second and third attempts) but could not decrease weight. If two or more weightlifters finished with the same total, the competitors' body weights were used as the tie-breaker (lighter athlete wins). Records Prior to this competiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Exhibition Building
The Royal Exhibition Building is a World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage-listed building in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, built in 1879–1880 as part of the international exhibition movement, which presented over 50 exhibitions between 1851 and 1915 around the globe. The building sits on approximately , is long and is surrounded by four city streets. It is situated at 9 Nicholson Street in the Carlton Gardens, flanked by Victoria, Carlton and Rathdowne Streets, at the north-eastern edge of the Melbourne central business district, central business district. It was built to host the Melbourne International Exhibition (1880), Melbourne International Exhibition in 1880–81, and then hosted the even larger Melbourne Centennial Exhibition, Centennial International Exhibition in 1888. It was then chosen as the site for the Federation of Australia, Federation of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. The building is representative of the financial wealth and pride that t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Olympic Records In Weightlifting
This is the list of Olympic records in Olympic weightlifting, weightlifting. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch (weightlifting), snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts. The weight classes for men on the Olympic program were adjusted for the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2000 Games, so Olympic records only exist based on the results during and after that. Women's weightlifting made its Olympic debut at the 2000 Games in Sydney, with seven weight classes that have not changed since. Current records Men ''♦ denotes a performance that is also a current List of world records in Olympic weightlifting, world record. Statistics are correct as of 10 August 2024.'' Women Historical records Men (1998–2018) ''♦ denotes a performance that is also a current List of world records in Olympic weightlifting, world record. Statistics are correct as of 31 October 2018.'' Men (1993–1997) ''♦ denotes a performance that is also a current List of wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ko Bu-beng
Ko Bu-beng (born 23 July 1937) is a Taiwanese weightlifter. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar .... References 1937 births Living people Taiwanese male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Taiwan Weightlifters at the 1956 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Manila Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Chinese Taipei Asian Games weightlifters for Chinese Taipei Weightlifters at the 1958 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists in weightlifting 20th-century Taiwanese sportsmen {{Taiwan-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, opposite Estonia. Finland has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Helsinki. The majority of the population are Finns, ethnic Finns. The official languages are Finnish language, Finnish and Swedish language, Swedish; 84.1 percent of the population speak the first as their mother tongue and 5.1 percent the latter. Finland's climate varies from humid continental climate, humid continental in the south to boreal climate, boreal in the north. The land cover is predominantly boreal forest biome, with List of lakes of Finland, more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first settled around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period, last Ice Age. During the Stone Age, various cultures emerged, distinguished by differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki
Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipality, with million in the Helsinki capital region, capital region and million in the Helsinki metropolitan area, metropolitan area. As the most populous List of urban areas in Finland by population, urban area in Finland, it is the country's most significant centre for politics, education, finance, culture, and research. Helsinki is north of Tallinn, Estonia, east of Stockholm, Sweden, and west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Helsinki has significant History of Helsinki, historical connections with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen—and surrounding commuter towns, including the neighbouring municipality of Sipoo to the east—Helsinki forms a Helsinki metropolitan area, metropolitan are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The UK includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and most of List of islands of the United Kingdom, the smaller islands within the British Isles, covering . Northern Ireland shares Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border, a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. It maintains sovereignty over the British Overseas Territories, which are located across various oceans and seas globally. The UK had an estimated population of over 68.2 million people in 2023. The capital and largest city of both England and the UK is London. The cities o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Gratton
Gerry Gratton (August 29, 1927 – July 28, 1963) was a Canadian Olympic weightlifting medallist. He won a gold medal at the 1950 British Empire Games alongside a silver at the 1952 Summer Olympics and a gold at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Gratton was inducted to the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1955 and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2015. Early life and education Gerry Gratton was born on August 29, 1927, in Montreal. Career Gratton started his weightlifting career at the 1948 Summer Olympics where he came in fifth. At the 1950 British Empire Games, he won a gold medal in the middleweight event. Gratton followed up with a subsequent gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics, but he was demoted to the silver medal after an official ruling. After the Olympics, Gratton won a gold at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in the middleweight category. Gratton was scheduled to compete at the 1956 Summer Olympics, but he was disqualified due to surpassi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Kono
Tamio "Tommy" Kono (, June 27, 1930 – April 24, 2016) was an American Olympic weightlifting, weightlifter of Japanese Americans, Japanese descent. A two-time Olympic gold medalist, Kono set world records in four different weight classes: lightweight (149 pounds or 67.5 kilograms), middleweight (165 lb or 75 kg), light-heavyweight (182 lb or 82.5 kg) and middle-heavyweight (198 lb or 90 kg). Early life Kono was born in Sacramento, California, on June 27, 1930. His family was of Japanese Americans, Japanese descent and were Internment of Japanese Americans, interned at Tule Lake National Monument, Tule Lake internment camp in 1942 during World War II following the signing of Executive Order 9066. Sickly as a child, the desert air helped Kono's asthma. It was during the relocation that Kono was introduced to Olympic weightlifting, weightlifting by neighbors including Noboru "Dave" Shimoda, a member of the Tule Lake weightlifting and bodybuilding club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of World Records In Olympic Weightlifting
This is a list of world records in Olympic weightlifting. These records are maintained in each Olympic weightlifting#Competition, weight class for the snatch (weightlifting), snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts. The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) restructured its weight classes in 1993, 1998, 2018 and 2025 nullifying earlier records. Current records Key to tables: When the previous records and weight classes were discarded, the IWF defined "world standards" as the minimum lifts needed to qualify as world records in the new weight classes. Wherever ''World Standard'' appears in the list below, no qualified weightlifter has yet lifted these weights in a sanctioned competition. Men Women Historical records Men (1998–2018) Men (1993–1997) Men (1973–1992) Men (1920–1972) Women (1998–2018) Women (1993–1997) Women (1988–1992) See also * List of Olympic records in weightlifting * List of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yury Duganov
Jury, Jurij, Iurii, Iouri, Yury, Yuri, Youri, Yurii, Yuriy or Yurij is the Slavic languages, Slavic (, or , or , or ) form of the masculine given name George (given name), George; it is derived directly from the Greek form Georgios and related to Polish Jerzy, Czech Jiří (other), Jiří, and Slovak and Croatian Juraj, akin to Spanish and Portuguese Jorge, and German Jürgen, and assimilated in modern forms such as German and Italian Jüri (given name), Juri, Portuguese Iúri, Estonian Jüri, and Dutch Joeri. The Slavic form of the name originates with Yuri Dolgoruky (c. 1099–1157), in early accounts recorded as ''Gyurgi, Dyurgi''. Ancient and medieval world (Listed chronologically) * Yuri Dolgorukiy or Yuri I Vladimirovich (c. 1099–1157). * Yuri II of Vladimir (1189–1238), Grand Prince of Vladimir * Yuriy Drohobych (1450–1494), Ruthenian philosopher, astrologist, writer, and doctor * Yury Ivanovich (1480–1536), a son of Ivan the Great Modern world (Listed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
