Lee James, USA

Lee James lifting for the silver Olympic medal - behind legendary David Rigert (USSR) in the 90KG class but above Atanas Shopov of rapidly gaining weightlifting powerhouse of Bulgaria.

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• olympics
• weightlifting
• legends

[Weightlifter10000]

wow isnt that 190 kg? what weight class is he ?

[liftupPreview]

The footage shows Lee James @ 1976 Olympics in Montreal. He did 165+197.5=362.5KG and took 2nd place in the 90KG class.

[djerryanderson]

@JudgeB23 Were you in Normal, IL? That's where I met him. Back in the early 90's is when I was there. Can't remeber how long he owned the place - maybe 5 years or so.

[JudgeB23]

@djerryanderson  I trained at Carlton"s Gym. Guy was my first coach and got me started into oly lifting. He was a great man and I think about him every time I workout.

[djerryanderson]

@JudgeB23 I had the pleasure of meeting Guy Carlton. He owned a fitness club in my hometown for a few years and I worked out there. He was one of the largest individuals I have ever seen. That dude was a beast. He was also a very soft spoken person - very cool. He died in 2001 though - RIP Guy.

[JudgeB23]

@tballou1 Guy Carlton won bronze and Mario Martinez won silver in the '84 games

[11snakeyes1]

this really is a solid slab of beef

[fork1964]

I met Lee in 1980, and actually spared with him on his black belt test. He is a really great guy.

[fork1964]

Awesome lift!!

[OsamaBinDrinking]

Let him drown.