Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Weightlifting at the 1906 OlympicsA rare look at the "two arm" lifting event at the 1906 Olympics. Silver Medal winner Joseph Steinbach of Austria is shown here lifting while the eventual winner Demetrius Tofalos of Greece, looks on. (Steinbach took Gold and Tofalos Silver in the "One Hand" event later on.)
Labels: 1906 Olympics, Austrian Strongman, Barbell Lift, Demetrius Tofalos, Globe Barbell, Greek Weightlifter, Joseph Steinbach
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Monday, October 05, 2009
Hans HaasHans Haas, the Austrian weightlifter, was the second man to do a double bodyweight clean & jerk in international competition. He accomplished this mark in winning the Gold Medal in the lightweight class at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. Hass came back four years later to win the Silver medal at the 1932 Games in Los Angeles.
Labels: 1928 Olympics, 1932 Olympics, Austrian Strongman, Clean and Jerk Record, Hans Haas, olympic weightlifter
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Friday, August 28, 2009
Gottfried HuberNot much is known of Gottfried Huber, the early weightlifter/strongman/wrestler from the Austrian state of Tirol. What little is remembered is that he specialized in feats of gripping power and finger lifting. Consequently, he was also a champion in the sport of Fingerhakeln (finger hooking), a test of strength in which you you try to pull your opponent across a table with your middle finger only.
Labels: Austrian Strongman, finger lifting, Finger Strength, Fingerhakeln, Gottfried Huber, Strongman
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Wilhelm TurckThe great Austrian strongman Wilhelm Turck was the winner of the first Amateur World Weightlifting Championship, held in 1898. Interestingly, Turck was 41 years of age when he won the title, having taken up weightlifting until he was in his mid-30s. In winning that contest he put up some numbers which would be just as impressive today (perhaps even more so.) Among his winning lifts were a dumbbell overhead press with 134 pounds in each hand, and a two-arm barbell jerk of 333 pounds. Turck was also a member of the Osman Trio.
Labels: Austrian Strongman, Continental and Jerk, Oldtime Strongman, Osman Trio, Two Dumbbell Press, Weightlifting Champion, Wilhelm Turck
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Thursday, October 30, 2008
Josef Grafl It doesn't get much more "Oldtime" than this - Josef Grafl, the great strongman from Vienna, Austria, competes in a historical contest. Quite a contrast to today's modern weightlifting meets. Note the chalk ring that the lifter stood in to perform the lifts and the outdoor location. Grafl was the World heavyweight weightlifting champion from 1908 to 1911 and again in 1913.
Labels: Austrian Strongman, Champion, Heavyweight Lifting Championships, Josef Grafl, Oldtime Strongman, Vienna, weightlifting
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007
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 and 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, won the gold medal in the "One Arm" event and a Silver in the "Two Arm" event at the 1906 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: 1906 Olympics, Austrian Strongman, Continental, Joseph Steinbach, Louis Cyr, Strongman, Strongman Feat, weightlifting
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