superheavyweight
Britishnoun
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“You cannot put your Olympic emblem on these crimes because you will be an accomplice with this abominable war,” said Klitschko, who won the superheavyweight title at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
From Seattle Times
All three figures broke his own world records in the over-109kg men’s superheavyweight category.
From Seattle Times
Jackson and Sonnen get along well, but Sonnen still managed to get in an early jab at his thicker opponent: “I agreed to fight at heavyweight, not superheavyweight!”
From Washington Times
The attacks, which began on Wednesday, came after the final weight lifting event of the Rio Games, the men’s superheavyweight competition, featuring lifters starting at 105 kilograms, or roughly 230 pounds.
From New York Times
We are nostalgic for champions like Vasily Alekseyev, the great Soviet superheavyweight who won gold medals in 1972 and 1976.
From New York Times
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