Olympic weightlifting female competitors. A lifter who fails to complete at least one successful snatch and one successful clean and jerk also fails to "total", and therefore receives an "incomplete" entry for the competition. The clean and press was once a competition lift, but was discontinued due to difficulties in judging proper form. In comparison with other strength sports, which test limit strength (with or without lifting aids), weightlifting tests aspects of human ballistic limits (explosive strength); the lifts are therefore executed faster—and with more mobility and a greater range of motion during their execution—than other strength movements. Properly executed, the snatch
Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 64 kg Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 64 kg These are the results of the men's 64 kg competition in weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. A total of 36 men competed in this event, limited to weightlifters whose body weight was less than 64 kilograms. With this victory, Naim Süleymanoğlu became the first weightlifter in history to win three consecutive Olympic titles. Each weightlifter had three attempts for both the snatch and clean and jerk lifting methods. The total of the best successful lift of each method was used to determine the final rankings and medal