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Weightlifting At The 1984 Summer Olympics
The weightlifting competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles consisted of ten weight classes. The 1984 Summer Olympics boycott meant that the most dominant forces in weightlifting at the time, the USSR and Bulgaria did not take part. This left the field wide open. Medal summary Medal table See also * Weightlifting at the Friendship Games References Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Weightlifting At The 1984 Summer Olympics 1984 Summer Olympics events 1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ... 1984 in weightlifting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gersten Pavilion
The Gersten Pavilion is a 3,900-seat multi-purpose arena in Los Angeles, California. It is the home of the Loyola Marymount Lions, Loyola Marymount University Lions. It was built in 1981 and has been used for home games by the university's Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball, men's basketball, Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball, women's basketball, and volleyball teams since January 1982. It was also the part-time practice home for the Los Angeles Lakers. It was the site for the Weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Olympics, weightlifting competition for the 1984 Summer Olympics. On March 4, 1990, Loyola Marymount University, LMU star Hank Gathers died during a West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament game from cardiomyopathy. The tourney was promptly suspended and LMU was awarded the NCAA bid based on their regular season title. The facility also hosted the WCC tournament in 1997. The arena is known among LMU alumni as "Hank's House" in honor of Gathers and the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsai Wen-yee
Tsai Wen-yee () is a Taiwanese weightlifter. He won a Bronze medal in the 60 kg class at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' .... References 1956 births Living people Olympic weightlifters for Taiwan Weightlifters at the 1984 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Taiwan Olympic medalists in weightlifting Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Taiwanese male weightlifters 20th-century Taiwanese people {{Taiwan-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Milser
Rolf Milser (born 28 June 1951) is a retired German weightlifter Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lift .... He competed at the 1972, 1976 and 1984 Olympics, missing the 1980 Games due to their boycott by West Germany, and won the gold medal in the heavyweight I class in 1984. Milser won two world titles (in 1978 and 1984, combined with the Olympics) and set two world records in the clean & jerk, in 1976 and 1979. He also won a European title in 1979. chidlovski.net References 1951 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Mercer (weightlifter)
David Mercer (born 16 April 1961 in Salford, United Kingdom) is a weightlifter from Great Britain. He competed for Great Britain in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the Middle-heavyweight (90 kg) event where (in the absence of the boycotting Soviet nations) he finished in third place. Four years later he competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ... in Seoul but was unable to win a second medal, finishing in sixth place. ReferencesSports-reference 1961 births English male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Great Britain Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Weightlifters at the 1984 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1988 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic medalis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petre Dumitru
Petre Dumitru (born 11 November 1957) is a retired Romanian weightlifter. He competed at the 1980 and 1984 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1984. References 1957 births Living people Olympic weightlifters for Romania Weightlifters at the 1984 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Romania Olympic medalists in weightlifting Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Romanian male weightlifters 20th-century Romanian people People from Slobozia Sportspeople from Ialomița County {{Romania-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicu Vlad
Nicolae "Nicu" Vlad (born 1 November 1963) is a retired heavyweight weightlifter from Romania. He competed for Romania at the 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympics and won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal. He won the world title in 1984, 1986 and 1990 and European title in 1985 and 1986 and set world records in the snatch in 1986 and 1993. Between 1991 and 1996, he lived in Australia and competed for it internationally. In 2006, he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame. He is still especially noteworthy for achieving the heaviest-ever snatch of double-bodyweight -- lifting 200.5kg in the 100kg class. Biography Vlad was born in a family of three brothers and one sister in a village of Piscu in Galați County. His mother was a housewife and father worked for the national railway carrier Căile Ferate Române; he did not do any particular sport, but was a strong man weighing 100 kg at 172 cm height. After completing a school in Galați, Vlad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryoji Isaoka
is a retired Japanese weightlifter who competed in the light-heavyweight category. He won a bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ..., which was combined with the world championships, and finished sixth at the 1988 Olympics. He also won two gold and one bronze medals at the 1982–1990 Asian Games. References 1962 births Living people Olympic weightlifters for Japan Weightlifters at the 1984 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1988 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Olympic medalists in weightlifting Asian Games medalists in weightlifting Weightlifters at the 1982 Asian Games Weightlifters at the 1986 Asian Games Weightlifters at the 1990 Asian Games Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Kabbas
Robert Kabbas (born 15 March 1955, in Alexandria, Egypt) is a retired weightlifter from Australia, who won the silver medal in the Lightheavyweight (82.5 kg) category at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Kabbas has been one of the most successful weightlifters to represent Australia at the Commonwealth Games. He went to three Olympic Games: Montreal 1976, Moscow 1980 and Los Angeles in 1984. He was the first of only two Australian weightlifters to compete at three Olympics. The LA Olympics were one of the highlights of Kabbas' career as he lifted a personal best of 342.5 kg and set a Commonwealth record. Winning medals at three Commonwealth Games: Edmonton 1978 (Gold Medal), Brisbane 1982 (Gold Medal) and Edinburgh 1986 (Silver Medal), he was also the best weightlifter across all weight classes at Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropoli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petre Becheru
Petre Becheru (born 16 May 1960) is a retired Romanian weightlifter. He won a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics and placed third at the 1987 European Championships. References External links * * * 1960 births Living people Romanian male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Romania Olympic gold medalists for Romania Olympic medalists in weightlifting Weightlifters at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics European Weightlifting Championships medalists Sportspeople from Teleorman County 20th-century Romanian people 21st-century Romanian people {{Romania-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragomir Cioroslan
Dragomir A. Cioroslan (born 15 May 1954) is a former three-time Olympian, Olympic bronze medalist middleweight weightlifter born in Romania. He has lived in the United States since 1990. He competed at the 1976, 1980, and 1984 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1984. Cioroslan won 10 national championships titles in his native Romania from 1974 to 1983. Besides weightlifting he participated in bodybuilding competitions. Between 1985 and 1990 he served as deputy secretary general and national coaching director of the Romanian Weightlifting Federation. In 1990 Cioroslan moved to the United States and worked as national resident program coach from 1990 to 2003. From 1993 to 2003 Cioroslan served as USA Weightlifting's national coach at World Championships, 1993–2003, Pan American Games coach in 1995 and 1999 as well as USA Weightlifting's head Olympic team coach at 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games. He served on the USOC Sport Science and Technology from 1993 to 2003. In 2006 Cior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Demers (weightlifter)
Jacques Demers (born July 27, 1960) is a Canadian weightlifter. He was born in Montreal. He won a silver medal in the men's middleweight category (75 kg) at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon .... On 31 October 1983, Demers and fellow Canadian weightlifters Terrence Hadlow, Michel Pietracupa, and Mario Parente were detained at Montreal's Mirabel Airport after Canadian Customs Agents discovered a cache or anabolic steroids in their luggage. More than 22,000 Dianabol tablets and 400 vials of synthetic testosterone were seized. All four men were charged with importing pharmaceutical drugs with the intent to distribute under Canada's Food and Drug Act. Unfettered by the impending charges against him, Demers went on to earn a silver medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl-Heinz Radschinsky
Karl-Heinz Radschinsky (born 23 July 1953) is a retired German weightlifter. He won the gold medal in the middleweight class at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ... in Los Angeles. chidlovski.net References 1953 births Living people[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |