8 Animals Who Could Beat Olympic Record Holders

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Heftiest Weight Lift

Human Record Holder: At the 2004 Athens games, Hossein Rezazadeh of Iran lifted 263 kilograms during the Clean and Jerk in the heaviest weight class for lifters. That's about 100 kilograms more than his own weight.

Animal Contender: The rhinoceros beetle, which weighs less than an ounce, can carry 850 times the weight of his body. That's the equivalent of a human lifting a 65-ton weight.

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Heftiest Weight Lift

Human Record Holder: At the 2004 Athens games, Hossein Rezazadeh of Iran lifted 263 kilograms during the Clean and Jerk in the heaviest weight class for lifters. That's about 100 kilograms more than his own weight.

Animal Contender: The rhinoceros beetle, which weighs less than an ounce, can carry 850 times the weight of his body. That's the equivalent of a human lifting a 65-ton weight.

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