Olympics

Hungarian Weightlifter Janos Baranyai Drops Weight, Suffers Ugly Elbow Dislocation

Posted Aug 13, 2008 11:23AM By Michael David Smith (RSS feed)

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If you're squeamish you won't want to watch this. Hungarian weightlifter Janos Baranyai suffered a dislocated elbow when he dropped the bar during today's competition.

The 24-year-old Baranyai, who weighs 169 pounds, was trying to snatch 326 pounds when his elbow popped out of socket. The Telegraph reports:

"There was a dislocation of the elbow but the bones are not broken," Tamas Feher, the Hungarian weightlifting federation chief, said. "They just put it right back, but I think he's lost the rest of the year."

The TV announcers chastised the people in the production truck for showing a replay of the incident, saying, "We don't want to see this." But considering that it's been viewed tens of thousands of times on YouTube, it's clear that a lot of people do want to see it.

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

8-13-2008 @ 2:56PM

mikelotus said...

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8-13-2008 @ 6:25PM

NRen2k5 said...

Haha... loser...

8-14-2008 @ 11:51AM

Attila Zsolt said...

NRen2k5, is the loser. Were are you on the world stage, F___'n idiot !!!

8-15-2008 @ 10:53AM

Karl said...

I hope Janos heals completely, is definitely a freak accident. I am an American living in Hungary. NRen2k5, you are a perfect example of a coward asshole with a keyboard. May you get hit with a big truck.

8-17-2008 @ 7:53PM

steve said...

I live in California, but I was born in Hungary and lived there the first seven years of my life. Not that it matters where this athlete is from, if you enjoyed watching that, I hope you die a slow, painful death.

8-18-2008 @ 12:26AM

christopher said...

janos has suffered a vast amount of pain from that accident. He's only 24 years old and he has to experience a dislocated elbow in front of thousands. This might end his career, and it will definitely slow him down. hope he heals fully, if not, hope he can heal well enough to continue his fullfilling his dreams.

8-21-2008 @ 8:12PM

John said...

I kind of forced of myself to watch this video on the official Olympic site aware of the graphic warning. I am not sure why I had to watch this, curiousity I suppose. I winced before the accident in preparation because I knew it was going to be gross. I feel bad for him, seeing him scream in agony. I wouldn't wish that accident even on NRen2k5. Well, maybe. I hope Baranyai recovers perfectly.

8-22-2008 @ 8:12AM

travis said...

This is bad. I have watched it several times and i have cried almost every time i watched it. i hope he heals completely. I hope he fulfills his dreams and wins a gold medal. And since this video is no longer available, watch it on youtube. Type Beijing olympics weightlifting accident.