Aim: to find out the specifics of technique of hang clean performed by skilled weightlifters. Research organization and methods. One of the central questions of sport theory and practice is the problem of training and perfection of motions in sports. The solution of this problem will be more effective if the modern insight to the structure of exercising technique is elaborated. Using the computer-assisted video analysis and methods of mathematical statistics we determined the specific features of technical characteristics, the first motion, and the jerk performing depending on the athlete's body weight. We analyzed 304 hang cleans within Абелян В.М. Особенности техники выполнения подъема штанги на грудь тяжелоатлетами высокой квалификации