- 1st Place, Olympic Action
- Andres Leighton/Associated Press
Janos Baranyai, of Hungary, grimaces on the platform after dislocating his right elbow while attempting to lift 148 kilograms in the snatch of the Group B of the men’s 77 kg of the weightlifting competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008.
- 1st
- Andres Leighton
- Associated Press
- 2nd
- GARY HERSHORN
- REUTERS
- 3rd
- HELEN H. RICHARDSON
- THE DENVER POST
- HM
- Al Bello
- Getty Images
- HM
- Cameron Spencer
- Getty Images
- HM
- Paul Kitagaki Jr
- The Sacramento Bee
- HM
- Saurabh Das
- Associated Press
- HM
- Nicolas Asfouri
- Agence France-Presse
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