Thursday, August 07, 2008
Fred LoweMichigan native and MSU grad Fred Lowe is one of America's greatest Olympic Weightlifters who won the first of his 8 National Championships in 1969.
He went on to compete in the Olypics Games three times(1968 - Mexico City, Mexico, 1972 Munich, Germany (pictured above), 1976 - Montreal, Canada)
At a bodyweight of 165 pounds, Fred Lowe is the lightest lifter to ever Clean & Jerk over 400 -- a record that still stands over 20 years after it was set.
Labels: 1968 Olympics, 1972 Olympics, 1976 Olympics, Clean and Jerk, Clean and Jerk Record, Fred Lowe, Michigan State, Munich Germany, Olympic Weightlifting
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