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Bob Peoples was an American powerlifter and farmer, known for breaking the record for world's heaviest deadlift. [1] He first set the Light-heavyweight deadlift world record in 1946 lifting 651 lbs at a bodyweight of 175 lbs. He later beat his own record in 1947 with a lift of 710 lbs at a body weight of 185 lbs.
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".
Russell Lowell Knipp (May 21, 1942 – April 9, 2006) was an American weightlifter who held nine world records and thirty-four American records. He was born May 21, 1942, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He competed in two Olympic games for the U.S. team: Mexico City in 1968 and Munich, Germany in 1972.
Weightlifting William March (February 4, 1937 – October 9, 2022) was an American weightlifter . He competed in the men's middle heavyweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics .
Alan Ball (weightlifter) Walt Barnes; Wes Barnett; Bart Bartholomew; Bob Bednarski; David Berger (weightlifter) Isaac Berger; John Bergman; Mark Berry (weightlifter) Samuel Bigler; William Blaikie; James Bradford (weightlifter) Brett Brian; Jon Brown (weightlifter) Casey Burgener
He was born and raised in Detroit and from 1959 until his death in 2016 lived in Dearborn, Michigan, where a city park was named for him. Prior to his years of Olympic weightlifting competition, Schemansky served in World War II with the 184th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion and fought at the Battle of the Bulge. Schemansky died in Dearborn ...
Guy Albert Carlton (January 16, 1954 – May 11, 2001) was an American weightlifter who won a bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1979 Pan American Games. [ 2 ] Sporting career
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]