Weightlifting at the 1896 Summer Olympics
I. The 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens two competitions were held in weightlifting.
One-arm (no weight limit )
Both arms (no weight limit )
Viggo Jensen was declared an Olympic champion, as he had a "better " style with the same performance as Launceston Elliot. Elliot made a lunge forward.
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Olympic champion in weightlifting
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Not been discharged
Between 1906 Games
- Competition at the 1896 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics