Monday, December 14, 2009

  • Louis Hostin


    • Shown 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).

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    Posted by John Wood @ Monday, December 14, 2009

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    Tuesday, May 19, 2009

  • German Weightlifter


    • Berg-Hantell barbells and plates were the inspiration for all modern Olympic sets. Here's one in use by the German lifter A. Wiedmer who shows how it's done in winning this early weightlifting contest sometime in the 1920s.

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    Posted by John Wood @ Tuesday, May 19, 2009

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