London 2012 Weightlifting 50p |
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Design details:
The practice of lifting heavy
stones to determine one's strength commenced in ancient times, and
featured in the first modern Olympics in 1896. Olympic weightlifting
consists of two movements, first the snatch, then the clean jerk. The 50p
was designed by Rob Shakespeare, a police officer and past weightlifter. |
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