Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Tug O' War at the 1906 Olympic GamesHere's a rare look at the Tug O' War event at the 1906 Olympic Games held in Athens Greece. It looks like the Gold Medal -winning German team is on the right - notable because several of its members were also champion weightlifters, namely Heinrich Rondi and Heinrich Schneidereit. The Greek team took Silver while Sweden took Bronze. Joseph Steinbach was also a member of the Austrian team which finished was fourth.
Labels: 1906 Olympics, Gold Medal, Heinrich Rondi, Heinrich Schneidereit, Joseph Steinbach, Tug O Wa
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
| Shown here is a rare picture of the German strongman Heinrich Rondi, one of the strongest men of the early 20th century. Rondi had a good year in 1906: he won the the European Lifting Championships, a World Greco-Roman wrestling title and a Gold Medal in the Tug O' War at the 1906 Olympics (where he also won two Bronze Medals in the weight lifting events.) In 1907, he added World Lifting Championship by besting his countryman Heinrich Schneidereit. In 1910, Rondi set two Amateur records with a right hand snatch of 203-1/2 pounds and a left hand snatch of 186-3/4 pounds. |  Heinrich Rondi |
Labels: 1906 Olympics, 1906 World Championships, European Lifting Champion, German Strongman, Greco-Roman Wrestling, Heinrich Rondi, Heinrich Schneidereit, one arm snatch, Tug O War
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
Tullio CamillottiTullio Camillotti was an early Italian, weightlifter, strongman and wrestler who won Italy's first Olympic medal in weightlifting. At the 1906 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, Camillotti took home the Silver medal in the "One-Hand Lifting" contest. (Heinrich Schneidereit won Bronze while Josef Grafl won Gold.)
Labels: 1906 Olympics, Heinrich Schneidereit, Italian Strongman, Josef Grafl, One hand Snatch, Tullio Camillotti
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Gustave EmpainGustave Empain the Belgian weightlifter, finished third at the 1903 World Weightlifting Championships, behind Francois Lancoud and Heinrich Schneidereit. His greatest feat, however, was a Muscle Out of 76 pounds, which he did in front of Professor Desbonnet at the Weightlifting Club of France. After retiring from competition, Empain opened a bar in his hometown of Charleroi, Belgium.
Labels: 1903 World Championships, Belgian Strongman, Francois Lancoud, Gustave Empain, Heinrich Schneidereit, Muscle Out, Professor Desbonnet
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Friday, August 07, 2009
Heinrich SchneidereitHeinrich Schneidereit the German Strongman, finished second to Francois Lancoud at the 1903 World Championships in Paris, France. He came back to win it all, however, in 1906 in Lille, France.
At a bodyweight of only 176 lbs., his winning lifts were: a one-hand snatch of 176-1/2 lbs, Crucifix of 71-1/2 lbs (each hand), overhead press of 231 lbs, and a barbell clean & jerk of 275-1/2 lbs.
Schneidereit also competed in the 1906 Intercalated Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. He finished third in both the one hand and two hand lifting events but did end up with a Gold Medal though as a member of the German Tug of War team.
Labels: 1906 Olympics, 1906 World Championships, Clean and Jerk, Crucifix, Francois Lancoud, German Strongman, German Weightlifter, Heinrich Schneidereit, One hand Snatch, Tug O War, weightlifter
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Saturday, July 11, 2009
Francois LancoudThe Swiss Weightlifter and Strongman Francois Lancoud became the second World Weightlifting Champion on October 5th, 1903, at an event held at the Moulin Rouge in Paris, France. Among his winning lifts were a snatch of 231-1/2 lbs. and a clean & jerk of 292 lbs. The German strongman Heinrich Schneidereit finished second and the Belgian lifter Gustave Empain finishing third.
Labels: 1903 World Championships, Clean and Jerk, Francois Lancoud, Gustave Empain, Heinrich Schneidereit, Snatch, Swiss Strongman, weightlifter
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