Tag: York Barbell Club

John Terry

Posted on Friday, March 18th, 2016 by John Wood
John Terry was America’s best featherweight lifter during the 1930’s. Lifting for the York Barbell Club, he was a four-time Senior National Champion (1938 through 1941) and a two-time Olympian (1936, 1940 (he qualified but the 1940 games were unfortunately cancelled). At a bodyweight of just 132 pounds he could deadlift over 600.
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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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Stan Stanczyk

Posted on Wednesday, July 10th, 2013 by John Wood

Stan Stanczyk

The great Olympic weightlifter Stan Stanczyk was the first man to win three successive World titles in three different weight classes. Lifting for the York Barbell Club, he won five in all. He also won six Senior National titles, a Gold Medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England, a Gold at the 1951 Pan-American Games and a Silver Medal at the 1952 Helsinki Games.

Stanczyk set eight word records during his lifting career. He was also a fairly good bodybuilder, placing very respectably in the few contests he entered.