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Baranyai Never collapses
12,162,110… this figure is actually two million more than Hungary’s total population.
But that is just how many clicks the Youtube video of the Weightlifting Accident of Hungarian János Baranyai at the 2008 Beijing Olympics has at the moment.
There must be numerous other videos that have been watched more than a million times possibly over 20 million. But this tragic incident of János Baranyai saw him rise to become one of the most famous Hungarian athletes ever in sporting history.
His first Olympics ended in agony when he dislocated his right elbow in the snatch competition.
Many might have thought he would not return to weightlifting. But he did!
In 2010,he took part in the European Championships, and began dreaming of the next Olympic games – London 2012.
So for a famous sportsman like him preparing for the biggest sporting fiesta-the Olympics, after such an unpleasant incident and a remarkable comeback to the sport-he must have it all as he prepares for the games.
But you are totally wrong!
In January, 2011 when Baranyai started preparing for the European Championships his best bet was his own garage.
“My club didn’t pay the dues, so that I couldn’t use the gym. So I transformed my garage into a gym. It was supposed to be a temporary solution, but it became a long-term one. I did all my trainings before the European Champs in that garage.”
It was surprising that he actually managed a fifth place finish in Kazan.
In clean and jerk he missed the podium by a whisker ranking fourth but still managed to break a ten-year old national record.
For the full scoop click here.
12,162,110… this figure is actually two million more than Hungary’s total population.
But that is just how many clicks the Youtube video of the Weightlifting Accident of Hungarian János Baranyai at the 2008 Beijing Olympics has at the moment.
There must be numerous other videos that have been watched more than a million times possibly over 20 million. But this tragic incident of János Baranyai saw him rise to become one of the most famous Hungarian athletes ever in sporting history.
His first Olympics ended in agony when he dislocated his right elbow in the snatch competition.
Many might have thought he would not return to weightlifting. But he did!
In 2010,he took part in the European Championships, and began dreaming of the next Olympic games – London 2012.
So for a famous sportsman like him preparing for the biggest sporting fiesta-the Olympics, after such an unpleasant incident and a remarkable comeback to the sport-he must have it all as he prepares for the games.
But you are totally wrong!
In January, 2011 when Baranyai started preparing for the European Championships his best bet was his own garage.
“My club didn’t pay the dues, so that I couldn’t use the gym. So I transformed my garage into a gym. It was supposed to be a temporary solution, but it became a long-term one. I did all my trainings before the European Champs in that garage.”
It was surprising that he actually managed a fifth place finish in Kazan.
In clean and jerk he missed the podium by a whisker ranking fourth but still managed to break a ten-year old national record.
For the full scoop click here.
