Pictured: The horrific moment Olympic weightlifter turns his elbow back to front By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 12:53 PM on 13th August 2008 This is the moment Hungarian weightlifter Janos Baranyai's first Olympics ended in agony when he dislocated his right elbow in the ugliest moment yet of the Olympic weightlifting competition. Baranyai was trying to snatch 148kg in his third lift in the men's 77kg division, when his elbow popped out of its socket. No longer able to support the weight of the barbell, his right forearm bent backward. The 24-year-old Hungarian fell to the floor in shock, shaking and crying out in pain. Hungary's coaching staff and competition officials rushed to Baranyai's aid as he lay trembling on the floor, his arm limp and twisted out of position. Going wrong: Baranyai loses control of the barbell twisting his left arm Impact: Baranyai's legs buckle as his arm bends around the barbell Agony: Baranyai screams in pain Pain: Baranyai crumbles to the ground Baranyai was carried off the platform on a stretcher and taken by ambulance to a local hospital for evaluation and treatment, said Benny Johansson, a technical controller at the event. It was not immediately clear how serious the injury was. 'It looked really awful,' Johansson said. 'If the ligaments are damaged then it could take several months to heal." He said elbow and knee injuries are the most common injuries in the sport, 'but the number of injuries are quite small in comparison with the number of athletes. You cannot even compare it with football for example.' Stricken: Baranyai grimaces on the platform after dislocating his right elbow Horror injury: Baranyai's elbow clearly faces the wrong way as he lies on the ground Help: the Hungarian is treated by doctors A former judo wrestler from Oroszlany, Hungary, Baranyai was competing with the so-called B-group of lifters in the 77kg division. Hungary's lone lifter in the Olympics, he was ninth in both the snatch and clean and jerk in the European Championship earlier this year and placed 33rd in last year's world championship. He cleared his first snatch attempts at 140kg and 145kg before loading up the bar at 148kg - a relatively modest weight in top-level competition. The world record in the snatch is 173kg. In the snatch, the bar is pulled overhead in one continuous motion as the lifter settles into a squat, then rises with arms extended. Baranyai was in the squat position when his elbow popped.source site
Oh.... ow... Christ, that would be so painful. If I were a doctor, I wouldn't know where to begin (well, actually I probably would) but still, that hurt.
I've seen that before. My collar bone did the same thing when I broke it. It flipped upside down. But I guess he's lucky, it could've gone worse possibly something like a compound fracture might have even made this worse. Imagine that, his entire arm just sticking out. As it is, it looks painful. Gut-wrenching even.
I'm actually doesn't happen more frequently, these guys are lifting a huge amount of mass. But damn. That would hurt, it hurts to just look at it.
Ouch, that happened to me, it hurts so much. Luckily you go into shock so the pain doesn't really affect you.
I don't know if anyone actually WANTS to see this but here it is... Please do not watch this if you are at all squeamish Viewer discretion is advised... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3OT0gFQU-Y
AHH! That video was disgusting. Iww, lol. Thats horrible. LOL the people just like walk in front of him with posters.
I think he should get that checked out. He might have a problem with his elbow or something. On a serious note, he really messed that up. I wonder if he tore any muscles along with turning it backwards.
Wow you think the 148kg/326lbs might have had something to do with it? You can see in the video that he was holding it too far back and at an angle. That's it... Weight + Angle + Arm = **** up Oh and you're a ****ing moron...
ooh! thats sick to see the pictures! i feel so bad! im surprised he just didnt black out. he must be strong(well duh!)
seriously. and i can't watch that show... its just so freaking... like horrible. that would really, really suck. hope it never happens to me. Omg... that's pretty bad. hopefully he'll make a full recovery, but it might take its toll