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Weightlifting At The 1959 Pan American Games
Men's competition Bantamweight (– 56 kg) Featherweight (– 60 kg) Lightweight (– 67.5 kg) Middleweight (– 75 kg) Light-heavyweight (– 82.5 kg) Middle-heavyweight (– 90 kg) Super-heavyweight (+ 90 kg) Medal table References {{Events at the 1959 Pan American Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weightlifting At The 1955 Pan American Games
Men's competition Bantamweight (− 56 kg) Featherweight (− 60 kg) Lightweight (− 67.5 kg) Middleweight (− 75 kg) Light-heavyweight (− 82.5 kg) Middle-heavyweight (− 90 kg) Super-heavyweight (+ 90 kg) Medal table References * . * * {{Events at the 1955 Pan American Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Kono
Tamio "Tommy" Kono (June 27, 1930 – April 24, 2016) was a Japanese American weightlifter in the 1950s and 1960s. Kono set world records in four different weight classes: lightweight (149 pounds or 67.5 kilograms), middleweight (165 lb or 75 kg), light-heavyweight (182 lb or 82.5 kg) and middle-heavyweight (198 lb or 90 kg). Early life Kono was born in Sacramento, California, on June 27, 1930. His family was of Japanese descent and were interned at Tule Lake internment camp in 1942 during World War II following the signing of Executive Order 9066. Sickly as a child, the desert air helped Kono's asthma. It was during the relocation that Kono was introduced to weightlifting by neighbors including Noboru "Dave" Shimoda, a member of the Tule Lake weightlifting and bodybuilding club and brother of actor Yuki Shimoda and his friends, Gotoh, Toda and Bob Nakanishi. After 3 years they were released and Kono finished Sacramento High School. He later worked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humberto Selvetti
Humberto Selvetti (31 March 1932 – 1992) was an Argentine heavyweight weightlifter. He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1964 Summer Olympics and finished in second, third and 17th place, respectively. He also won four medals at world championships and Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ... and set a world record in the press, in 1951. chidlovski.net References External links * * * * 1932 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Ashman
David Carlyle Ashman (October 13, 1932 – July 20, 1984) was an American male weightlifter, who competed in the heavyweight class and represented the United States at international competitions. He won the silver medal at the 1958 World Weightlifting Championships in the +90 kg category, losing to Russian Alexei Medvedev of the Soviet Union. Ashman, then 25, held a full-time job as an accountant in his hometown of Norwood, Massachusetts at the time. Ashman later moved to York, Pennsylvania to train with the York Barbell Club and shortly after that to California to join the Culver City Westside Barbell Club. He won the gold medal at the 1959 Pan American Games The 1959 Pan American Games were held in Chicago, Illinois, United States between August 28 and September 7, 1959. Host city selection One city initially submitted a bid to host the 1959 Pan American Games that was recognized by the Pan Ame .... setting a Pan American Games super-heavy weight record of to d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolph Williams
Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name used in German-speaking countries, Scandinavia, the Netherlands and Flanders, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Latin America and to a lesser extent in various Central European and East European countries with non-Germanic languages, such as Lithuanian Adolfas and Latvian Ādolfs. Adolphus can also appear as a surname, as in John Adolphus, the English historian. The female forms Adolphine and Adolpha are far more rare than the male names. The name is a compound derived from the Old High German ''Athalwolf'' (or ''Hadulf''), a composition of ''athal'', or ''adal'', meaning "noble" (or '' had(u)''-, meaning "battle, combat"), and '' wolf''. The name is cognate to the Anglo-Saxon name '' Æthelwulf'' (also Eadulf or Eadwulf). The name can also be derived from the ancient Germanic elements "Wald" meaning "power", "brightness" and wolf (Waldwulf). Due to negative associations with Adol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philome LaGuerre
Philome Laguerre (born 17 January 1933) is a Haitian weightlifter. He competed in the men's middle heavyweight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References External links * 1933 births Living people Haitian male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Haiti Weightlifters at the 1960 Summer Olympics People from Cap-Haïtien Pan American Games medalists in weightlifting Pan American Games silver medalists for Haiti Weightlifters at the 1959 Pan American Games 20th-century Haitian people {{Haiti-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clyde Emrich
Clyde Emrich (April 6, 1931 – November 10, 2021) was an American Olympic weightlifter. He was also a long-time strength coach for the Chicago Bears, who in 2008 named their weight room after him. He is a member of the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame. Early life and family Emrich was born in Chicago, Illinois. When he was a child, he enjoyed playing football and baseball. He began lifting weights at age 15 where he only weighed 110 pounds standing at 5 foot 6 inches tall. He had no coaching or training so he would turn to Strength and Health magazines for help on strength programs and how to lift. His early start to lifting weights paid off, leading him to win his high school wrestling championship and finishing the 100-yard dash in 10.2 seconds. He had five sisters and one brother. His father worked for the Pittsburgh Glass Company as a salesman. Career Emrich was self-coached throughout his career in weightlifting. He placed eighth in the 181-pound (82.5 kg) weight class on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Torres (weightlifter)
Fernando Torres (14 December 1941 – 7 January 2009) was a Puerto Rican weightlifter. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics, the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve .... References External links * 1941 births 2009 deaths Burials at Cementerio Las Mercedes Puerto Rican male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Puerto Rico Weightlifters at the 1960 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1964 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Ponce, Puerto Rico Pan American Games medalists in weightlifting Pan American Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico Weightlifters at the 1959 Pan American Games 20th-century Puerto Rican people 21st-century Puerto Rican people [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrique Guittens
Enrique Guittens (born 4 December 1931) is a Venezuelan weightlifter. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References External links * 1931 births Living people Venezuelan male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Venezuela Weightlifters at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Port of Spain Pan American Games medalists in weightlifting Pan American Games silver medalists for Venezuela Weightlifters at the 1959 Pan American Games 20th-century Venezuelan people {{Venezuela-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James George (weightlifter)
James D. George (born June 1, 1935) is a retired American weightlifter. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a bronze and a silver medal, respectively. George is the son of Bulgarian immigrants from Macedonia. His elder brother, 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 d ..., is also a retired Olympic weightlifter. Jim was a four-time AAU champion and the 1959 Pan American champion in the light-heavyweight division. He also won four medals at the world championships (1955–1959) and set two world record (1956), in the snatch and clean and jerk. chidlovski.net References ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Marville
Maurice King is a former Barbadan weightlifter. Marville represented the British West Indies at the 1959 Pan American Games The West Indies Federation took part in the 3rd Pan American Games, held in Chicago, USA from 28 August 28 to 7 September 1959, under the name British West Indies. These were the only Pan American Games attended by the British West Indies, as t ... in Chicago, USA, taking bronze in the Middleweight division. He was the lone Barbadan on the weightlifting team. . References Pan American Games bronze medalists for the British West Indies Weightlifters at the 1959 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in weightlifting {{Barbados-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazih Kerbage
Nazih is both a given name and a surname. It is an Arabic origin word, (Arabic: نزيه). Notable people with the name include: Given name * Nazih Abu Afach (born 1946), Syrian poet and painter * Nazih Ayubi (1943–1995), Egyptian writer * Nazih Deif (1923–1992), Egyptian economist * Nazih Elasmar (born 1953), Australian politician * Nazih Geagea (born 1941), Lebanese alpine skier * Nazih Kawakibi (1946–2009), Syrian architect Surname * Amjhad Nazih (born 2002), French football player * Hasan Nazih (1921–2012), Iranian jurist and politician * Hesham Nazih Hesham Nazih, also spelled Hesham Nazeh ( arz, هشام نزيه, born on 23 October 1972) is an Egyptian composer, musician and actor. Early life and career Nazih graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University in 1998. During his ... (born 1972), Egyptian composer * Imran Nazih (born 2006), Dutch football player of Moroccan origin {{DEFAULTSORT:Nazih Arabic masculine given names Arabic-langu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
