Walter Imahara started training in the Army and turned into one of America’s finest Olympic weightlifters. He won six National championships in the featherweight class (1962-63, 1965-68). Imahara made the fantastic 210 pound low squat snatch shown above on his way to winning the featherweight class at 1959 Jr. Nationals held in Cleveland, Ohio, May 2nd and 3rd of that year.