Joseph Steinbach Austrian Strongman
Joseph Steinbach of Vienna, Austria, officially performed a Two Hands Continental Jerk of 387 pounds, a Two Hands Snatch of 264 3/4 pounds and a Two Hands Continental Press of 335 pounds (besting Louis Cyr's mark by 34 pounds.)
At the same time, he held the world's records on lifts performed with two dumb bells and narrowly missed winning a gold medal at the 1904 Olympics.
You can read more about him in Physical Training Simplified by Mark H. Berry or The Truth About Weight Lifting By Alan Calvert
Labels: Strongman, Strongman Feat, weightlifting
posted by John Wood @ Wednesday, August 15, 2007
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