Jeff Michels
Encyclopedia
Jeffrey Thomas Michels (born December 29, 1961) was an Olympic
weightlifter for the United States
. His coach was Steve Gough.
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
weightlifter for the United States
United States
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. His coach was Steve Gough.
Weightlifting achievements
- Olympic Games team member (1988 & 1992)
- Multiple All-Time Junior American record holder in snatchSnatch (weightlifting)The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead...
, clean and jerkClean and jerkThe clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles...
, and total - Multiple Junior and Senior American record holder in snatch and total (1972-1992)
- Senior National Champion (1982, 1983, 1985, 1988-1990)