Frank Rothwell's Weightlifting History 2002 Super-heavy Snatch 

In that regard, Shane had really amazing genetics in his explosive strength. Before I mentioned the 380kgx2 squat, but he also had a 36" vertical, which is nearly unheard of for a 150kg man. I think we can both agree that Rezazadeh is one of the best Olympic lifters of all time, but I simply think that Shane could have been up there with him had he started at an early enough age. If you want to disagree with me, that's fine, but look at the lifter and not his nationality for once.

Reza is a great man

Whatever happened to Damyanov?

Thanks a lot, Frank.

thank you so much for this! damyanov is a beast!

yeah, what happened to Damyanov? He was a beast

Thanks a lot :-) And yay, an Eurosport commentary 8-)

incredible feats of strength. thanks!!

Shane first true American superheavy lifter since Dube !!!

11'30'" Aba Al Fahd !!!

The USA coach looks like Robert de Niro haha ; excellent video frank, like always.

Amazing to think they could easily throw more than the weight of 2 average fully grown men above their head in one go.

Height variation are enormous...intervertebral disks are in pain ......Reza is listed 6'1" at his first games....... here he stand one inch taller than 5'9''' Shane Hamman.... i See Reza in 2011 (paris) he stands around 5"9" 5'10"'.....

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What were Shane's lifts in the deadlift, overhead press and front squat? Did he deadlift atleast 420 kg, overhead press 170 kg and front squat 320 kg? If not then you have no argument, sorry (these are the kind of lifts top weightlifters do routinely). Just because he is American doesn't mean he is the strongest. He was the strongest in smashing the weight into the platform after the lift though.

Tanks liranin

I have the ironmind video of this. I always wondered by Damyanov didn't take a third attempt snatch. this vidow shows he hurt his elbow. interesting.

SHANE HAMMAN ....THE LONELY TRUE POWERWEIGHTLIFTER !!!! MARK HENRY STAY A POWER.....(Hamman can snatch 200....henry had difficult for clean ann jerk 200...)

this day Hamman had plannified a 202,5 snatch !

"I never said that his being American made him strong--not even close." Sorry I mentioned that. But I have read many times from Americans that if only weightlifting featured the press Americans would do better, implying that Americans are stronger but somehow technically insufficient in weightlifting.

@brands1 197.5 and 237.5 i believe (at different compeititons) i think 430 is his best total

looks mkes it look soo fckin easy!

"dug out of the ice" lols

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I know he had a good back squat, but back squat isn't everything. That is why I asked you about the other lifts that could matter for the weightlifter.

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When i snatch 145... i feel me like Supermann.... but when i see this guy....i nomme myself Supershit

God, what a shame Shane was. In terms of raw power he was just as gifted as Rezazadeh, but his technique could just never catch up... didn't start young enough.

I know what you said. You don't know what you said.

I think you kinda just aspergered out there for a second. Reread what I said and try again, would you?

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Americans WOULD do better than they do now if Olympic weightlifting were one of our main sports. Would we be the best in the world? Well, probably not, but we have quite a large pool of athletes to select from so I'm sure we would at least have a couple in the A class. In Olympic weightlifting, squat strength is the single best indication of talent. The clean, snatch, and even jerk are largely leg-based movements, so what you say about deadlift strength and OHP strength holds largely untrue.