Monday, December 14, 2009
Louis HostinShown here is the French weightlifter Louis Hostin, who won the Gold Medal at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Hostin also won the Silver medal at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam (where the above photo was taken).
Labels: 1928 Olympics, 1932 Olympics, 1936 Olympics, Berg-Hantell, French Weightlifter, Gold Medal, Louis Hostin, olympic weightlifter
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Carlo GalimbertiCarlo Galimberti was one of Italy's greatest weightlifters. As a middleweight, he won Gold at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, and followed that up with a Silver Medal in Amsterdam in 1928 and another in Los Angeles, in 1932. He also competed, but did not place, at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.
Labels: 1924 Olympics, 1928 Olympics, 1932 Olympics, 1936 Olympics, Carlo Galimberti, Italian Weightlifter, olympic weightlifter
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Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Bill GoodThe great American Weightlifter Bill Good circa 1934. The Reamstown, Pennsylvania native was a seven-time National weightlifting Champion (1930-1935, 1937) and competed in the 1932 and 1936 Olympic Games. He was also the owner and namesake of The Good Dumbbell which he famously hip lifted on many occasions.
Labels: 1932 Olympics, 1936 Olympics, Bill Good, Hip Lift, National Champion Weightlifter, olympic weightlifter, The Good Dumbbell
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Monday, May 18, 2009
Never Miss a Workout!Never Miss a Workout! - The Olympic weightlifting team continued to train even while sailing aboard the SS Manhattan traveling to Berlin for the 1936 Olympic Games. Bill Good is shown practicing his jerks while the other members wait their turn. You want core strength? Try holding a heavy weight overhead while on a ship.
Labels: 1936 Olympics, Barbell, Bill Good, Jerk
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Saturday, January 10, 2009
| Tony Terlazzo was one of America's greatest Olympic weight lifters. Lifting for the York Barbell Club, Terlazzo was a Gold medal winner in the 60 kg class at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, set seven world records, won two world championshios and achieved an unprecedented 13 Senior National weightlifting titles. His best clean and jerk was 144.5 kg in the lightweight class. |  Tony Terlazzo |
Labels: 1936 Olympics, Clean and Jerk, Gold Medal, Muscletown USA, National Champion Weightlifter, olympic weightlifter, Tony Terlazzo, World Champion
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Tuesday, November 04, 2008
John TerryJohn Terry was America's best featherweight lifter during the 1930's. Lifting for the York Barbell Club, he was a four-time Senior National Champion (1938 through 1941) and a two-time Olympian (1936, 1940 (he qualified but the 1940 games were eventually cancelled)). At a bodyweight of just 132 pounds he could deadlift over 600.
Labels: 1936 Olympics, 1940 Olympics, John Terry, Olympian, Olympics, York Barbell Club
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Saturday, April 05, 2008
Walter GoodWalter Good, one of the Good Brothers as he appeared in the early 1930s. Like his brother Bill, Walter Good was also an Olympian, competing in the 75-Kilo Class at the 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin.
Walter also appeared on the cover of several early bodybuilding magazines.
Labels: 1936 Olympics, Bodybuilding, Good Brothers, Olympic Weightlifting, Olympics, Walter Good
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