History of Olympic Weightlifting
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The last gold Olympic medal for Team Bulgaria in the 20th century was brought by Galabin Boevski in Sydney, 2000. He managed to lift 6 for 6. The clip features the last clean and jerk attempt for 195 kg and the joy of the crowd and Olympic gold medalist in the 69kg weightclass.
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* The Clip-O-Rama section of the Lift Up website presents an educational and research multimedia library of mini-clips featuring various oldtime Olympic lifters and events of the 20th century. The original footage is a courtesy of various media resources including Arthur Drechsler Collection (USA), British Pathe (Great Britain), Nicholas Curry Collection (USA), Geoff Fleming Collection (USA), Getty Images, Gosteleradio (Russia), International Olympic Committee, Robert Kabbas Collection (Australia), Frank Rothwell Collection (Ireland), John Way Collection (Australia), Weightlifting Exchange (USA) and more. Special thanks go to GoHeavy Olympic Weightlifting Forum for their help in preparation materials for the Clip-O-Rama.
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