Eleiko AB is a Swedish manufacturer of exercise equipment. Known primarily for their weightlifting equipment such as and , the company has been selected as the equipment provider for several weightlifting competitions such as the Olympics and International Weightlifting Federation-sanctioned events.
History
The company was originally founded in 1927 as a household appliances producer, with a specialty in
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Following a suggestion from an employee, the company's facilities were used to produce their first barbell in 1957. Eleiko's barbell debuted at the 1963 World Weightlifting Championships, held in
Stockholm. The bar provided by the company did not bend nor snap, and the company's reputation grew; Eleiko became the first company to be certified by the International Weightlifting Federation. Alongside having become an official supplier to the International Powerlifting Federation in the 1980s, Eleiko was also the exclusive supplier for the 2012 Summer Olympics, the 2016 Paralympic Games,
and the 2017 and 2018 World Weightlifting Championships among others.
[ The company has also been awarded contracts to provide fitness equipment to the U.S. Army.]
Products
Barbells
Eleiko's are regarded as the best in the industry
Plates
Alongside barbells, Eleiko also sells . Eleiko's plate color configuration also had significant influence on the IWF's efforts to standardize plate colors; with Eleiko's red, blue, yellow, green and white palette becoming the IWF's official color scheme.[
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