Athens, 15 August 2004, Games of the XXVIII Olympiad. Halil MUTLU of Turkey competes in the mens -56kg category weightlifting competition at Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall.
An ancient sport as old as mankind, embodying the most direct manifestation of human strength, weightlifting has not only flourished, but also developed into a modern sporting discipline for the 21st century. The apparent simplicity of lifting the barbell from the ground and over the head in one or two movements is deceiving. Weightlifting requires a combination of power, speed, technique, concentration and timing. Super heavyweight lifters normally claim the title of World’s Strongest Man or Woman. However, kilo per kilo, the lightest weightlifter is often the strongest. Men’s weightlifting was on the programme of the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. Women participated for the first time at the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000.
List of events
On the programme of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, Beijing 2008
(1) +105kg Men
(2) 105kg Men
(3) 56kg Men
(4) 62kg Men
(5) 69kg Men
(6) 77kg Men
(7) 85kg Men
(8) 94kg Men
(9) +75kg Women
(10) 48kg Women
(11) 53kg Women
(12) 58kg Women
(13) 63kg Women
(14) 69kg Women
(15) 75kg Women
