WEIGHTLIFTING Weightlifting — force sport exercises calculated

WEIGHTLIFTING

Weightlifting - force sport exercises calculated by lifting weights over your head. Weightlifting

History of Weightlifting At the origin of the sport participated professional strongmen, who in the second half of the 19 th century were at the circus. While traveling, they were interested in people to athletics. Emergence and development of weightlifting as a sport is the time between 1860 -1920 years.

Emergence of Weightlifting The first world championship in weightlifting was held in 1891 in London. Took part in it seven athletes from 6 countries.

Emergence of Weightlifting The first European Championship in weightlifting was held in 1896 in Rotterdam Since 1947, the European Championships are held annually.

Olympic games and Weightlifting competition at the Summer Olympics for the first time appeared in the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Famous weightlifters Vasily Alexeev (USSR) Yuri Vlasov (USSR) Leonid Zhabotinsky (USSR)

Questions. 1. When there was heavy otletika? It originated in 1860. 2. In what year were the Olympic Games held in Athens? They were held in the summer of 1896. 3. Which weightlifters do you know? Vasily Alexeyev (USSR) Yuri Vlasov (USSR) Leonid Zhabotinsky (USSR) 4. Since what year the European Championships are held annually? European championships held annually since 1947. 5. When and where was held the first world championship in weightlifting? The first world championship in weightlifting was held in 1891 in London.

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