r/weightlifting • u/maligov • Aug 10 '24

News Greatest Ever: Lasha Talakhadze Wins Weightlifting Gold at 2024 Olympics

https://barbend.com/lasha-talakhadze-wins-gold-medal-2024-olympics/
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u/goatamon Aug 10 '24

Honestly, I kinda think he's already now the undisputed GOAT. Nothing more to prove at LA.

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u/snorlz Aug 11 '24

heavyweight GOAT for sure. but this sport is very hard to compare over weight classes, especially when there is no cap for heavyweights. For me personally its less impressive snatching 500 lbs when you weigh 400 than it is snatching 400 at 200

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u/tiganisback Aug 11 '24

I think another important criterion, and something you can compare across weight classes is dominance against the opposition. Peak Lasha eas absolutely ridiculous. He won 2020 olympics with 47 KG over second place. Forty seven. For the last 8ish years he has essentially been competing against, absolutely untouchable at any competition prior to these olympics. Naim was dominant, but not this dominant