Exploring bar
velocities in elite female Olympic weightlifters in competition, Garhammer (1991) found that
peak barbell
velocity ranged between 1.5 — 2.2 m / s, and Garhammer (1985) reported similar values of 1.5 — 2.1 m / s in male gold medalists at the 1984 Olympic games, indicating that there is little difference between genders.