Friday, August 22, 2008
Russ Knipp from Pittsburgh, Pensylvania pressing 355 at the 1969 Sr. Nationals ( An American & National meet record.)
Knipp never did medal at the Olympics but he did compete at two Games (Mexico City - 1968. Munich - 1972), won seventeen medals in international competition, was a three-time U.S. National Champion and set nine worlds records. |  Russ Knipp |
Labels: 1968 Olympics, 1972 Olympics, Olympics, Overhead Press, Russ Knip, Senior Nationals, weightlifting
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