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Paul Edward Anderson (October 17, 1932 – August 15, 1994) was an American weightlifter, powerlifter and strongman.He was an Olympic gold medalist, a world champion, and a two-time national champion in Olympic weightlifting. [3]
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William Arnold Pearl (October 31, 1930 – September 14, 2022) [1] was an American professional bodybuilder and athlete. During the 1950s and 60s, he won many titles and awards, including winning the Mr. Universe contest five times, and was named "World's Best-Built Man of the Century". He later became an expert trainer and author on bodybuilding.
Richard Wah Sung Tom (November 8, 1920 – February 20, 2007) was a Chinese American bantamweight weightlifter. He won a silver medal at the 1947 World Championships and a bronze at the 1948 Olympics. [2] In 1952 he won his only national AAU title and later served as a weightlifting official. Tom was a World War II veteran.
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (January 2025) A ... AAU Mr. America "America's Most Muscular Man" 1942-1946; M. Víctor Martínez, ...
1st place in the American Open Weightlifting Championships 1992 in SHW (+110 kg) division at age 21 [14] RECORDS Junior US American record holder (+110 kg) in the Snatch at 162.5 kg, Clean and jerk at 202.5 kg, and Total at 362.5 kg (1986–1992) [ 260 ]
Peter T. George [1] (June 29, 1929 – July 27, 2021) was an American weightlifter and Olympic and World champion. He was later an assistant professor of stomatology.George was the first weightlifter of Bulgarian descent to win Olympic gold, which has since been achieved by other Bulgarian Olympians.
Louie Simmons (October 12, 1947 – March 24, 2022) [1] was an American powerlifter and strength coach. He was active as a powerlifter and coach for more than fifty years. Simmons was the founder of Westside Barbell and has developed several training protocols, including the "Conjugate Met