Powerlifting is a sport in which athletes compete to lift the maximum sum weight of the three heavy weight events, squat, bench press and deadlift.
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Powerlifting
/[ˈpawə(ɹ)ˌlɪftɪŋ]/
Synonyms for "powerlifting" (1 found)
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11 entriesTranslations
19 translations across 14 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- رِيَاضَة الْقُوَّة noun (strength sport)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 健力 noun (strength sport)
- 力量舉 /力量举 noun (strength sport)
Czech
1 entries- silový trojboj noun (strength sport)
Dutch
1 entries- powerlifting noun (strength sport)
Finnish
1 entries- voimanosto noun (strength sport)
French
2 entries- dynamophilie noun (strength sport)
- force athlétique noun (strength sport)
German
1 entries- Kraftdreikampf noun (strength sport)
Greek
1 entries- δυναμικό τρίαθλο noun (strength sport)
Japanese
1 entries- パワーリフティング noun (strength sport)
Korean
1 entries- 파워리프팅 noun (strength sport)
Russian
2 entries- пауэрли́фтинг noun (strength sport)
- силово́е троебо́рье noun (strength sport)
Spanish
2 entries- levantamiento de potencia noun (strength sport)
- potencia noun (strength sport)
Swedish
1 entries- styrkelyft noun (strength sport)
Ukrainian
2 entries- паверлі́фтинг noun (strength sport)
- пауерлі́фтинг noun (strength sport)
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Powerlifting makes me feel like a super hero in my everyday life.
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Powerlifting saved Tom's life.
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Many of the events will be hosted at the same venues used for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. They include athletics, sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball and powerlifting.
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