Lydia Valentin and her 4 Olympic Games

To take part in 4 Olympic Games takes 16 years.

Lidia Valentin took silver at 23, gold at 27, and bronze at 31.

All these years, she weighs the same 75 kilos. Her totals: snatch + clean and jerk were 250 kilos, 265 and 257.

Few know that Lidia took part in her 4th Olympic Games in Tokyo.

She gained 12 kilos of body weight. Normally: body weight goes up and lifts go up. But at her 35 Lidia’s snatch was 103 against the best 120 as she was 8 years younger. Clean and jerk 122 against 145 when she took gold in London.

Now Lidia is 38, retired and looking good!