This section is devoted to the many World and Olympic Champions, and other heroes of USA Weightlifting, who have made a difference in their sport. We’ll be adding biographical articles on all of the Senior World and Olympic Champions, and other major contributors to USA Weightlifting history in the months and years to come, so please stay in touch.
Here is a list of those whose articles have been posted thus far:
Bob Bednarski – A Brilliant Shooting Stare Across USA Weightlifting’s Sky
John Davis – Unparalleled Champion, Barrier Breaker and Moral Leader
Joe DePietro – Arguably Weightlifting’s First “Pocket Hercules”
Artie Ehman – The Unstoppable Man
Judy Glenney – Bringing Women’s Weightlifting to the Olympic Games
Robin Byrd Goad – World Champion, World Recordholder and Pioneering Olympian
Bobby Higgins – A World Weightlifting Championship Underdog Who Got It Done
Bob Hoffman – A Giant Of Weightlifting and Physical Culture
Tommy Kono – Tommy Kono and His Unparalleled Gifts to Weightlifting
Karyn Marshall – A True Pioneer of Women’s Weightlifting
Norbert Schemansky – Norbert Schemansky: Greatness Through Unremitting Determination
Anthony Terlazzo – The USA’s First Great Weightlifting Champion