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The weightlifting series will feature the clean and jerk as well as the snatch events.
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Ava Berger, NPR, 24 May 2026
In the second Olympic phase, the clean and jerk, McKenzie also went 3-for-3, peaking with a 370 best for a 685 total that set another record for all classifications.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
With most large-scale national and world meets there are medals given for the heaviest snatch, heaviest clean and jerk and best overall total.
—Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
People with large amounts of those explosive, fast-twitch muscle fibers may pack a powerful punch or hoist a massive clean and jerk.
—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
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Ava Berger, NPR, 24 May 2026
In the second Olympic phase, the clean and jerk, McKenzie also went 3-for-3, peaking with a 370 best for a 685 total that set another record for all classifications.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
With most large-scale national and world meets there are medals given for the heaviest snatch, heaviest clean and jerk and best overall total.
—Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
People with large amounts of those explosive, fast-twitch muscle fibers may pack a powerful punch or hoist a massive clean and jerk.
—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Clean and jerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clean%20and%20jerk. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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