Synchronized Weightlifting in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?

We have Synchronized Swimming, Synchronized Diving, and Synchronized Gymnastics.

How about Synchronized Weightlifting?

How about seeing two people clean and jerk, in tandem?  (The snatch scares me!)

You’ll need to find two people with the same height and preferably same arm length.

With proper technique, what would be the potential world record?

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240kg i tandem støt! This is what norwegian weightlifters do when bored at trainingcamp! The 2 best 69 lifters inn Norway @roness91 #tandem #oly #olympicweightlifting #crossfit #nikeweightlifting #olympiatoppen #spenstførde #relacom #atginsta @atginsta #hookgrip @hookgrip

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And by the way, I am just kidding about adding Synchronized Weightlifting to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics :)  But it would be fun to see, especially for ageing weightlifters who no longer are top 2 or 3 in their country.

If swimmers, divers, and gymnastics athletes have this option, why not weightlifters?

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Jimson Lee

Coach & Founder at SpeedEndurance.com

I am a Masters Athlete and Coach currently based in London UK. My other projects include the Bud Winter Foundation, writer for the IAAF New Studies in Athletics Journal (NSA) and a member of the Track & Field Writers of America.

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