Ken Patera - 212.5kg Clean and Jerk
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i think ken patera is pictured in the 1976 edition world book article on weightlifting. didn't know it was him because, like in this video, he looks a lot different than he was as a wrestler.
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what a strong bastard
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With those glasses he looks like Jack Osborne.
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what did he need glasses for
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clean and jerk..!
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@Derby14 He wore glasses back at BYU throwing shot put. Those old black framed nerd glasses no less. I have an old BYU yearbook with a picture of him throwing shot. He went there about the same time as my parents.
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I was a fan of Patera in the WWF in the mid-80s and had heard about his weightlifting of course, but this is the first I've ever seen of it. Thank you for posting. One question...why does he wear his glasses while lifting? I wouldn't think he would need those and it seems like they could be a distraction at times.
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Whats the Clean and Jerk mean , im not a waitlifter , I have no clue?
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I trained at the same gym as Patera 3 times in 1972. He was so strong I thought he would beat Alexeev at the Olympics that summer. One day I saw Ken push-press 507 for 3 singles, and a week or so later a strict behind-the-neck press with 408. I think at that point he was stronger than Alexeev, maybe almost as strong as Reding. But he was not in good form at the Games, and bombed out. Like Reding, he was shaken up by the murders of 11 athletes and coaches by terrorists 2 days earlier.
finrod55 2 years ago 10
Also, we should remember that Ken Patera was the first man to CLEAN 500 lbs; he cleaned 503 in a contest in 1969, but missed the jerk. Alexeev later became the first man to fully clean and jerk 500, in 1970 with 501.5 lbs.
finrod55 2 years ago 6