1962 USA WEIGHTLIFTING SENIOR NATIONALS

DETROIT, MI – JUNE 2 – 3, 1962

(FROM STRENGTH & HEALTH MAGAZINE)

NAME	TEAM	PRESS	SNATCH	C  &  J	TOTAL	Place
BANTAMWEIGHT CLASS
Dick Krell	Torio Health Club	205	195	270	670	1
Victor Rodriguez	Brooklyn YMCA	210	180	230	620	2
Dominic Ferry	Olympic Health Club	160	175	220	555	3
Gary Hanson	Queens YMCA	190	195	—–	~0~	–
FEATHERWEIGHT CLASS
Walter Imahara	U. S. Army	220	210	290	720	1
Russ Knipp	Pittsburgh Boys Club	220	185	270	675	2
LIGHTWEIGHT CLASS
Tony Garcy	York BBC	260	250	290	800	1
Zuhair Mansour	Astro W. C.	245	230	285	760	2
William Kowaloff	Queens YMCA	225	220	285	730	3
Billy LeMocks	Johnson’s Health Club	220	215	285	720	4
Ted Begeman	Unattached	225	195	286	700	5
Larry Mintz	U. S. Army	—–	—–	—-	~0~	–
MIDDLEWEIGHT CLASS
Joe Puleo	York BBC	275	260*	340#	875@	1
Floyd Despirito	Unattached	270	255	325	850	2
Don Cousino	Torio Health Club	230	255	310	795	3
Leonard Waxman	Electchester A. A.	220	235	290	745	4
Ted Frank	Belleville W. C.	235	245	—–	~0~	–
* – JOE PULEO – TEENAGE AMERICAN RECORD SNATCH – 260 # – JOE PULEO – JUNIOR WORLD RECORD CLEAN & JERK – 339½ @ – JOE PULEO – JUNIOR WORLD RECORD TOTAL – 875
LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT CLASS
Tommy Kono	York-Hawaii A. C.	320	275	350	945	1
Gary Cleveland	St. Louis B. C.	305	275	355	935	2
William Groeschel	Olympic Health Club	270	240	330	840	3
Richard Berger	U. of Illinois	250	250	340	840	4
Wayne Gaffron	Pittsburgh Boys Club	275	230	320	825	5
Ulius Fluellen	York A. C.	240	230	305	775	6
Louis Riecke	New Orleans A. C.	290	290	—–	~0~	–
Willy Claes	McBurney YMCA	280	270	—–	~0~	–
Chris Tsoukas	McBurney YMCA	250	—–	—–	~0~	–
MIDDLEHEAVYWEIGHT CLASS
Bill March	York BBC	310	290	375	975	1
Paul Ash	Tucson JCC	295	275	335	905	2
Fred Schutz	Irving Park YMCA	285	265	330	880	3
Gil DeMeglio	Detroit W. C.	305	250	325	880	4
George Williams	Deutscher A. C.	270	250	330	850	5
Clyde Wetter	Unattached	260	260	325	845	6
Clyde Emrich	Irving Park YMCA	—–	—–	—–	~0~	–
Jim George	ACMWL	—–	—–	—–	~0~	–
Bob Matz	Torio Health Club	—–	—–	—–	~0~	–
HEAVYWEIGHT CLASS
Norbert Schemansky	York BBC	380	360	420	1140	1
Sid Henry	Dallas YMCA	360	320	390	1070	2
Lee Phillips	Unattached	380	300	380	1060	3
Norman Rauch	U. S. Air Force	300	260	330	890	4