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What is Clean & jerk in Weightlifting?

The second competition lift, done in two stages within one attempt: the clean brings the bar from the floor to the shoulders, and the jerk drives it overhead to locked arms. Athletes lift more in the clean & jerk than the snatch, so it usually decides medals.

Example: The gold came down to the final clean & jerk attempt of the night.

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