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The expected favorite, Reza Zadeh from Iran won gold
by absolutely crushing his opponents with an amazing display of
power to win Iran's first gold medal. Just 26 years old,
Zadeh won by 17.5 kilos after setting new World and Olympic records in
the Clean and Jerk with 263.5 kilos. For the metrically challenged,
that's 580 pounds folks. For an even greater appreciation of how
stupendous this is, the next time you're at the local gym,
load the bar to 580 and take a tug at it, and if you can't crack it
off the floor, don't feel bad— well less than .05 percent of adult
males are capable of a 580 deadlift.
by absolutely crushing his opponents with an amazing display of
power to win Iran's first gold medal. Just 26 years old,
Zadeh won by 17.5 kilos after setting new World and Olympic records in
the Clean and Jerk with 263.5 kilos. For the metrically challenged,
that's 580 pounds folks. For an even greater appreciation of how
stupendous this is, the next time you're at the local gym,
load the bar to 580 and take a tug at it, and if you can't crack it
off the floor, don't feel bad— well less than .05 percent of adult
males are capable of a 580 deadlift.
