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1950 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1950 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Paris, France from October 13 to October 15, 1950. There were 56 men in action from 17 nations. Medal summary Medal table ReferencesResults(Sport 123)Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics External linksInternational Weightlifting Federation {{World Weightlifting Championships World Weightlifting Championships World Weightlifting Championships The World Weightlifting Championships is an event organised by International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). The first competition, held in March 1891, was won by Edward Lawrence Levy of England. Athletes compete in a total of 20 weight categori ... International weightlifting competitions hosted by France World Weightlifting Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1949 World Weightlifting Championships, Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Scheveningen, Netherlands from September 4 to September 6, 1949. There were 38 men in action from 13 nations. Medal summary Medal table ReferencesResults(Sport 123)Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics External linksInternational Weightlifting Federation {{World Weightlifting Championships 1949 in weightlifting, World Weightlifting Championships 1949 in Dutch sport, World Weightlifting Championships International sports competitions hosted by the Netherlands World Weightlifting Championships 20th century in The Hague Weightlifting in the Netherlands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khadr El-Touni
Khedr Sayed El Touny ( ar, خضر التوني; December 15, 1916 – September 22, 1956) was an Egyptian weightlifter. He was ranked number one on the list of history's 50 greatest weightlifters issued by the International Weightlifting Federation, until Turkey's Naim Süleymanoğlu surpassed the Egyptian to top the list at the 1996 Games in Atlanta. 1936 Olympics Eltouny was one of the sensations of the 1936 Olympics. At the time, Eltouny had already set the world record for his weight class. The International Weightlifting Federation, however, did not recognize this as a world record, causing much controversy and anticipation. Many felt that no man could lift such remarkable numbers, while others were excited at the chance to view this human miracle. At the 1936 Olympics, in front of a global audience, Eltouny did not disappoint, as he proved his reported numbers to be accurate, shattering 3 previous Olympic and World records on his way to the gold medal. El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950 In French Sport
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish his head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950 In Weightlifting
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Barnett
Joseph Melville Barnett (3 November 1920 – May 1999), was a Welsh born male weightlifter who competed for England and Wales. Weightlifting career He competed in the Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He represented England in the -90 kg Combined division at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada. Four years later he represented Wales in the -90 kg Combined division at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Welsh: Gemau Ymerodraeth Prydain a'r Gymanwlad 1958) were held in Cardiff, Wales, from 18–26 July 1958. Thirty-five nations sent a total of 1,130 athletes and 228 officials to the Cardiff Games ... in Cardiff, Wales. References 1920 births 1999 deaths English male weightlifters Welsh male weightlifters Commonwealth Games medallists in weightlifting Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Olympic weightlifters for Great Britain Weightlift ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yakov Kutsenko
Yakiv Hryhorovych Kutsenko (, 22 November 1915 – 13 August 1988) was a Ukrainian heavyweight weightlifter. Between 1946 and 1950 he won two European titles and two silver medals at world championships, both times losing to John Davis (weightlifter), John Davis. He was the Soviet heavyweight champion between 1937 and 1952, and in 1947 set three official world records in the clean and jerk. Kutsenko served as the List of flag bearers for the Soviet Union at the Olympics, Soviet flag bearer at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was prevented from competing by Soviet authorities who expected the flag bearer to win a gold medal and believed Kutsenko wouldn't be able to achieve that. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kutsenko, Yakov 1915 births 1988 deaths Sportspeople from Kyiv People from Kievsky Uyezd European Weightlifting Championships medalists World Weightlifting Championships medalists Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Merited Coaches of the Soviet Union Recipients of the Order ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Davis (weightlifter)
John Henry Davis (January 12, 1921 – July 13, 1984) was an American heavyweight weightlifter. Between 1938 and 1953 he was undefeated, winning two Olympic, six world and 12 national titles, and set 16 ratified world records: seven in the snatch, four in the clean and jerk, two in the press and three in the total.John Davis chilovski. net . sports-reference.com Biography A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Davis enlisted in 1941 and served in the U.S. Army for many years during World War II at the , being able to return stateside i ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabi Awadi
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Arabi may refer to: * Ibn Arabi (1165–1240), early medieval Muslim mystic and philosopher * Arabi (sheep) *Arabi, Iran (other), villages in Iran *Arabi, Ethiopia *Arabi, Georgia, United States * Ahmed ‘Urabi, a 19th-century Egyptian rebel and patriot * Arabi, Louisiana, United States, named for him *Arabi Island, Saudi Arabia See also * Al-Arabi (other) * Araby (other) * Arabic (other) An Arab is a member of the Arabic language, Arabic speaking nations in the Middle East and North Africa. It can also refer to someone who has citizenship of another country but is of Arab descent. Arab, Arabic, Ərəb or Arap may also refer to: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkady Vorobyov
Arkady Nikitich Vorobyov (russian: Аркадий Никитич Воробьёв; 3 October 1924 – 22 December 2012) was a Soviet and Russian weightlifter, weightlifting coach, scientist and writer. He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won one bronze and two gold medals. Between 1950 and 1960 he set 16 official world records. Later for many years he led the national team and the Soviet weightlifting program. In 1995 he was inducted into the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame. Biography Vorobyov was born in the village of Mordovo in Tambov Oblast, Russia. During World War II he served in the Soviet Navy on the Black Sea. After the war he worked on the restoration of the Odessa sea port, clearing the mines as a diver. There Vorobyov got acquainted with weightlifting, his first competition being the sea port championship. He later won several world (1953–55, 1957 and 1958) and European titles (1950, 1953–55, 1958) competing in the light-heavyw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Stanczyk
Stanley Anthony "Stan" Stanczyk (May 10, 1925 – July 3, 1997) was an American weightlifter. Between 1946 and 1952 he won five consecutive world titles in three different weight classes, six consecutive national titles, as well as gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics and 1951 Pan American Games. In 1946–1949 he set seven ratified world records: four in the snatch, one in the clean and jerk The clean and jerk is a composite of two weightlifting movements, most often performed with a barbell: the clean and the jerk. During the ''clean'', the lifter moves the barbell from the floor to a racked position across the deltoids, without res ... and two in the total. Stanczyk finished second at the 1952 Summer Olympics and third at the 1953 and 1954 world championships. sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Pushkarev
Vladimir Vladimirovich Pushkarev (russian: Владимир Владимирович Пушкарев, 1921–1994) was a Soviet weightlifter. In 1950 he won the European middleweight title and a bronze medal at the world championships. He was the Soviet champion in 1949, 1951, 1952 and 1954, finishing second in 1946, 1948 and 1950. References 1921 births 1994 deaths Soviet male weightlifters European Weightlifting Championships medalists World Weightlifting Championships medalists {{USSR-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete George
Peter T. George (June 29, 1929 – July 27, 2021) was an American Olympic weightlifting, weightlifter and Olympic and World champion. He was later an assistant professor of stomatology. Because of Bulgarian Americans, his ethnic origin, and despite the long list of Bulgarian weightlifters Bulgaria at the Olympics, with Olympic medals, he was the first Bulgarian to win Olympic gold. Biography His Bulgarian parentsThe cited source describes his parents first as "Macedonian immigrants" and then as ""Bulgarian immigrants"The author describes his parents and himself as "Bulgarians" stating that "Macedonian" is simply a geographic designation: ''My parents, however were Bulgarians born in Macedonia. I, therefore must say, my nationality is Bulgarian''. Trayan and Paraskeva Taleff originated from Bitola, from where they immigrated to the U.S. in 1929. His father was an activist of the Macedonian Patriotic Organization and both his parents were members of the Macedonian Bulgarians, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
