Tags: Olympic Event, Olympics.
The men’s two hand lift was one of two weightlifting events held as part of the Weightlifting at the 1896 Summer Olympics program. Lifters received three attempts. Each lifter performed one attempt before any began their second attempts. After each had lifted three times the top three received three more attempts.The two-handed lift was the first weightlifting event on 7 April. Six athletes took part. The type of lift used was similar to the modern clean and jerk.