1952  USA WEIGHTLIFTING SENIOR  NATIONALS

~&~ FINAL OLYMPIC TRYOUTS

69^th Regiment Armory Auditorium – NEW YORK CITY – JUNE 27 – 28, 1952

(FROM IRONMAN MAGAZINE)

NAME	CLUB – CITY	BWT	PRESS	SNATCH	C&J	TOTAL	PL
Bantamweight Class
Richard Tom	Hawaii	122½	193	193	242½	628½	1
George Yoshioka	Hawaii	123	171	182	264½	617½	2
Joe. DePietro	Bates BBC	123¼	220½	171	220½	612	3
Paul Dussault	Woonsocket, RI	118½	171	159¾	215	545¾	4
Robert Sclar	McBurney YMCA	122½	176¼	159¾	209½	545½	5
Rex Oyofusa	Detroit, MI	114¾	171	165¼	204	540½	6
Issac Berger	Adonis AC	117¼	143	143	187½	473½	7
Robert Larimer	Adonis AC	123	148½	137½	171	457	8
Featherweight Class
Richard Tomita	Hawaii	130¼	193	204	264½	661½	1
Yaz Kuzuhara	York, PA	131¼	204	198½	248	650½	2
Jaun Jiminez	Puerto Rico	132	198½	198½	253½	650½	3
Richard Greenwalt	U. S. Army	132¼	182	193	264½	639½	4
Ed Goyette	East Dedham, MA	130	187½	198½	242½	628½	5
Santos Sanchez	Rhein BBC	132	193	193	231½	617½	6
Emerick Ishikawa	Hawaii	132	182	182	237	601	7
John Silk	Glasgow, MT	132	193	176¼	231½	600¾	8
Paul Ratner	Adonis AC	132	193	171	220½	584½	9
Bernard Brand	Greman American AC	132½	171	171	231½	573½	10
William Frezza	Keasby Eagles	131½	182	182		364	11
Lightweight Class
Tommy Kono	U. S. Army	147¾	237	253½	308¾	799¼	1
Frank Spellman	York BBC	148¾	226	226	314¼	766½	2
Joe Pitman	York BBC	148½	226	231½	303¼	760¾	3
Robbie White	Norfolk, VA	147	193	215	270	678	4
Larry Moore	U. S. Navy	147¾	231½	193	248	672½	5
Edgar Remillard	Troy YMCA	142½	176½	204	270	650½	6
Jean Fortin	S. W. YMCA	148½	198½	193	253½	645	7
Warren Drewes	New Orleans YMCA	147½	231½	220		451½	8
Leopold Arseneault	Quebec, Canada	147	176½	198½		375	9
Middleweight Class
Pete George	ACMWL	161	242½	264½	352¾	859¾	1
St. Clair Warner	Harlem YMCA	165	237	220½	292	749½	2
Alex Pilin	Pittsburgh Boys Blub	162½	242	215	286½	743½	3
Ray Linton	Midland, MI	163	231½	226	292	732½	4
Jim Fitzgerald	West Philadelphia WLC	165	187½	220½	286½	694½	5
George Brignolo	Yarick’s Gym	165	220½	220½		441	6
John Baraniecki	Elizabeth YMCA	160½	220½			220½	7
Lightheavyweight Class
Clyde Emrich	U. S. Army	175½	259	264½	341¾	865¼	1
Dave Sheppard	New York City	175¾	248	275½	336¼	859¾	2
Keevil Daly	Quebec, Canada	174¼	237	248	325¼	810¼	3
Joseph Baraniecki	Elizabeth YMCA	175½	253½	231½	308¾	793¾	4
John Koontz	West Philadelphia WLC	177	226	226	286½	738½	5
Stan Stanczyk	York BBC	181	264½	275½		540	6
Steve Masseos	U. S. Navy	180½	231½	275½		507	7
John Odo	Hawaii	178¼	237	248		485	8
John Pelligra	Bates BBC	176½	220½	198½		419	9
Floyd DeSpirito	Bates BBC		237			237	10
Rudy Sablo	Titan WLC	177¾	204			204	11
Middleheavyweight Class
Norbert Schemansky	Nothren YMCA	197¼	264½	281	341¾	887¼	1
Ed Bailey	Hawaii	191¼	248	237	330¾	815¾	2
John Morley	Cheshire YMCA	192	242½	237	325¼	804¾	3
Jerome Schemansky	Nothren YMCA	194½	237	253	314¼	804¾	4
Fred Bryce	Amsterdam YMCA	195½	220½	237	319¾	777¼	5
Adam Swirz	McBurney YMCA	195¼	226	231½	314¼	771¾	6
Nolly Simpson	U. S. Army	190¾	209½	242	314¼	765¾	7
John Ealy	West Philadelphia WLC	195¼	226	231½	281	738½	8
Alvin Brock	Adonis AC	197¼	231½	220½	286½	738½	9
Dave Ellis	West Philadelphia WLC	186¼	215	231½	286½	733	10
Wallace Underhill	L. I. WLC	187½	220½	231½		452	11
Dan Uhalde	Yarick’s Gym						–
Heavyweight Class
John Davis	York BBC	229	325¼	297½	380¼	1003	1
Jim Bradford	U. S. Army	228¾	292	286½	358¼	936¾	2
Don Van Fleteren	Detroit, MI	214½	264½	259	358¼	881¾	3
Tom Gursky	Maspeth WLC	233½	259	248	336¼	843¼	4
Jim Pappas	Maspeth WLC	235½	248	259	330¾	837¾	5
August M. Scutti	Keasby Eagles	203¾	220½	242½	319¾	782¼	6
Warren J. Stewart	ACMWL						–

1952 US OLYMPIC TEAM
RICHARD TOM	BANTAMWEIGHT
RICHARD TOMITA	FEATHERWEIGHT
TOMMY KONO	LIGHTWEIGHT
PETE GEORGE	MIDDLEWEIGHT
CLYDE EMRICH	LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT
STAN STANCZYK	LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT
NORBERT SCHEMANSKY	MIDDLEHEAVYWEIGHT
JOHN DAVIS	HEAVYWEIGHT
JIM BRADFORD	HEAVYWEIGHT