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• n  a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead

• clean

News & Articles

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• Fornataro has helped to give hundreds of athletes a 'lift'
  On Feb. 9, 1940, a weightlifter from Hazleton named Danny Fornataro became the youngest man in the world to clean and jerk 300 pounds. After 73 years, he is still the youngest and lightest all-time member of the world famous "300 pound club." Fornataro m
  July 23, 2013 - The Hazleton Standard-Speaker