Heaviest Snatch Of All Time? Behdad Salimi Snatches 220kg/484lb
Heaviest Snatch Of All Time? Behdad Salimi Snatches 220kg/484lb
Iran's superheavyweight phenom Behdad Salimi, the 2012 Olympic champion, has had a rough year. After tearing his ACL, he recovered enough to compete in Rio,
Iran's superheavyweight phenom Behdad Salimi, the 2012 Olympic champion, has had a rough year. After tearing his ACL, he recovered enough to compete in Rio, where he set a world-record snatch at 216kg only to bomb out on the clean-and-jerk and go home empty handed.
But that hasn't stopped Salimi, who is still working hard and has plenty of competitive fire -- he proved that by nailing this 220kg snatch in training:
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That's 4kg over his current world-record snatch, and is also the heaviest from the floor ever caught on camera. Alexey Lovchev has also snatched 220kg, but from the blocks:
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But that hasn't stopped Salimi, who is still working hard and has plenty of competitive fire -- he proved that by nailing this 220kg snatch in training:
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That's 4kg over his current world-record snatch, and is also the heaviest from the floor ever caught on camera. Alexey Lovchev has also snatched 220kg, but from the blocks:
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