Tag: 1936 Olympics

Never Miss a Workout!

Posted on Monday, August 13th, 2018 by John Wood
Never Miss a Workout! – The Olympic weightlifting team continued to train even while sailing aboard the SS Manhattan traveling to Berlin for the 1936 Olympic Games. Bill Good is shown practicing his jerks while the other members wait their turn. You want core strength? Try holding a heavy weight overhead while on a ship.
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Tony Terlazzo

Posted on Tuesday, July 29th, 2014 by John Wood
Tony Terlazzo
Tony Terlazzo, pictured here as the cover man on the November, 1933 issue of Strength and Health, was one of America’s greatest Olympic weight lifters.

While lifting for the York Barbell Club, Terlazzo was a Gold medal winner in the 60 kg class at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, set seven world records, won two World Championships and achieved an unprecedented 13 Senior National weightlifting titles. His best clean and jerk was 144.5 kg in the lightweight class.

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Tony Terlazzo’s Winning Lift

Posted on Sunday, June 17th, 2012 by John Wood

Tony Terlazzo's winning lift at the 1936 Olympics

Anthony “Tony” Terlazzo brought home the Gold Medal in the featherweight (60kg) class at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. In the process he set a new Olympic record in total with 312.5 kg (687.5 lbs) Above Tony is shown with 97.5 kg (214.5) overhead making this the shot of his winning lift in the snatch (also a new Olympic record in his weight class.)
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Mark Berry and John Grimek

Posted on Monday, June 11th, 2012 by John Wood

Mark Berry and John Grimek

Mark Berry (left) and John Grimek (right) at the time when Berry was the weightlifting coach for the 1936 Olympic games, held in Berlin, Germany. The Mark Berry Bar Bell Courses, which featured Grimek demonstrating a number of exercises, appeared shortly afterwards. As they had a lot of time on their hands, it’s conceivable that Berry and Grimek discussed the details of said courses on the boat trip over to Germany.

Berry was also the weightlifting coach during the 1932 Olympics, held in Los Angeles, California.