An American weightlifter lifted nearly three times his body weight, breaking a world record and making history on his way to the Olympics.
An American weightlifter broke the clean and jerk world record by lifting 388 lbs (176 kg) while weighing under 135 lbs (61 kg). He became the first American male athlete to break a weightlifting world record since 1969. This not only secured his victory in his weight class but also increased Team USA's chances of winning an Olympic medal in weightlifting, a sport where Americans typically don't dominate. The last time a U.S. man medaled in weightlifting at the Olympics was in 1984.
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