Frank Rothwell's Olympic Weightlifting History Schemansky v Vlasov 1962

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[Karen C]

so glad to see these videos of my grandpa ! great job , thanks for sharing

[Frank Rothwell]

Is Norbert you Granpa ?

[Niekdiehard]

What a nice vid. Real strongmen in a time where doping wasn't an issue.

I also want to say that the music is really very good, who is the composer?

[Frank Rothwell]

the music is Nimrod from Enigma Variations by Elgar.

[ReDDDgo]

Yury Vlasov legend of world sports

[GeorgeDedaj]

The English guy who finished in last, apparently not having made a successful C&J attempt, played Darth Vader in the original 'Star Wars' movies. James Earl Jones supplied the voice, but David Prowse wore the costume and engaged in light saber fencing. David was well over 2 meters tall, so he had no business being an Olympic weightlifter to begin with.

[Dresdin Archibald]

Did anyone notice Zhabotinsky in the audience at about 2:20, give or take?

[Dresdin Archibald]

Yes, they rotated

[dp1569]

Many of these guys don't even use C & J technique. It's more like power clean and press. Old time strength, always fun to watch. Now did these barbells have rotating collars?

[kariido1]

I really wish they hadn't taken out the overhead press. Good times.

[bigfatcox]

this footage is incredible

[Kat Ricker]

What a nice job. Thank you for contributing this. The press does look dodgy. Interesting the frequency of split snatches.