Tuesday, August 18, 2009
The 1938 World Weightlifting TeamThe 1938 World Weightlifting team that lifted in Vienna, Austria. From left to right: Steve Stanko, John Davis, John Terry, Tony Terlazzo, John Terpak and John Grimek. Davis and Terlazzo won their respective classes with the others placing second to fourth.
Labels: 1938 World Weightlifting Team, John Davis, John Grimek, John Terpak, John Terry, Olympic Weightlifting, Steve Stanko, Tony Terlazzo, York Lifters
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Tuesday, June 02, 2009
The 1947 U.S. World Weightlifting TeamThe 1947 U.S. World Weightlifting Team:
Back Row: John Davis, Norb Schemansky, Stan Stanczyk and Harold Sakata.
Center Row: Tony Terlazzo, Frank Spellman, Pete george and John Terpak
Front row: Emerick Ishikawa, Bobby Higgins, Joe DiPietro and Richard Tom
The 1947 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and were the first such competition ever held on U.S. soil. This team of American lifters scored 27-3 victory over everyone else and equalled or exceeded 12 World records. This event was also held in conjunction with the very first Mr. Universe contest where Steve Stanko took home the crown.
Labels: Emerick Ishikawa, Harold Sakata, Joe DiPietro, John Davis, John Terpak, Norb Schemansky, Olympic Weightlifting, Richard Tom, Stan Stanczyk, The 1947 U.S. World Weightlifting Team, Tony Terlazzo
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
The Two-Arm SnatchThe Two-Arm Snatch as demonstrated by Johnny Terpak. At the time that this sequence of photos was taken Terpak was the holder of the middleweight and light heavyweight American records, having snatched 260 lbs. at a bodyweight of only 160 lbs. Terpak was an eleven-time Senior National Weightlifting champion, a record in itself.
Labels: John Terpak, Olympic Lifting, Olympic Weightlifting, Olympic Weightlifting Exercise, Snatch, Two Arm Snatch
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Monday, November 19, 2007
John Terpak - Eleven Time Senior National Weightlifting ChampionJohn Terpak was a member of the "York Gang" and one of America's best Olympic-style weightlifters, winning eleven Senior National Weightlifting Titles (1936-1945 & 1947).
Over his career he lifted in three different weight classes (148, 165 and 181.) His best performance occurred winning the 1947 Worlds as a light-heavyweight:
Press - 253-1/2 pounds
Snatch - 264-1/2 pounds
Clean & Jerk - 336-1/4 pounds
Total = 854-1/2 pounds
He also one-hand snatched 154 pounds and one-hand jerked 170-1/2 pounds in some early weightlifting contests when those lifts were still contested.
Terpak was a three-time Olympic Team Member (1936, 1940, & 1948) and a part of nine total Olympic teams and sixty consecutive National Championships as a lifter, judge or coach. He eventually served as an executive for the York Barbell Company.
Labels: Clean and Jerk, John Terpak, Olympic Weightlifting, one arm snatch, Press, Total, weightlifter, weightlifting, York Barbell Company
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