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Vyacheslav Klokov 50!

Member of Weightlifting Hall of Fame celebrates his 50th birtday on 2nd of September. Klokov became world champion in 1983 having won silver medals in the previous two years. He set up world records in snatch, in clean and jerk and total as well. IWF Technical Committee Member, EWF Vice President (1999-2003). Happy

Hilmar Burger’s Preview for Youth European championships

Great media attention as Steiner visits Austria

One has never experienced such a great media attention about weightlifting as today. Four television stations have agreed to come to record Matthias Steiner, together with the German national team, as they participate at the 16th International Günter Stapfer Memorial on 5 September at 17.00 clock in Braunau. This event is to test their preparation for World Championships in November. For Matthias Steiner it will be the first competition after his Olympic victory on 19th August 2008 in Beijing. The ex-Austrian Steiner had his last competition in Austria at the Austrian Championships in Vösendorf on 14 May 2005. Since January 2008 he has his German Passport. The following lifters of the German national team will start in Braunau: Matthias Steiner (Chemnitz AC) - Olympic champion in Beijing in 2008, the European champion for tearing 2008th Almir Velagic (1981 - AV 03 Speyer) - Vice European Champion 2009 in the class + 105 kg, 8th Olympia 2008, 3 x National Champion. Jurgen Spiess (1984 - AV 03 Speyer) - European champion 2009 in the class to 94 kg, 9th Olympia 2008, 7 x National Champion. Michael Böhm (1984 - ASK Frankfurt / Oder) - World Cup finalists in 2006 and 2007, 3rd Junior Championship 2004 in total, junior vice-European champion in C&J 2004th Jacob Neufeld (1983 - AC Goliath Mengede) - 2-times National Champion 2002 and 2007. Tom Schwarzach (1986 - Chemnitzer AC) - 3 x National Champion from 2006 to 2008, 5 Juniors EM 2006. INN - TV Preview: http://www.inntv.at/videoarchiv/0000009c6708b7b01.html (in German) Nennungsergebnis.xls Plakat stapfer turnier 2009

2009 WMG – Athlete Entries

Enclosed, please find the athlete entries for the 2009 World Masters Games (and 2009 IWF World Masters Championships) to be held in Sydney, Australia from 10 - 18 October 2009. Weightlifting Competitor List Men 090831.pdf Weightlifting Start List Women

Athletes Qualify for Worlds and Pay Tribute to Former USAW Executive Director at the Rodger DeGarmo Memorial Open

Two years after the sudden death of USA Weightlifting Executive Director Rodger DeGarmo (Colorado Springs, Colo.), 72 athletes competeD in the Rodger DeGarmo Memorial Open / World Team Secondary Qualifier on Saturday and Sunday at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.In its second year, the Rodger DeGarmo Memorial Open pays tribute to DeGarmo, a lifelong weightlifter who was hired as the High Performance Director for USA Weightlifting in March 2005 and was later named Executive Director of the organization in April 2007. DeGarmo was in Chicago on a site visit for the 2009 Pan American Championships when he passed away on August 28, 2007. DeGarmo left behind his wife of 14 years, Suzanne, as well as daughters Paige and Maggie who are now 14 and 11, respectively. Suzanne, Paige and Maggie were on site at the tournament. " The support we have been given by the weightlifting family has been and continues to be tremendous and for that we are grateful," Suzanne DeGarmo said. Athletes were competing in all weight divisions for the opportunity to represent Team USA at the 2009 World Championships which will be held Nov. 17-27 in Goyang City, Korea. results: Day1 -

India National Games revised dates announced

National Games in India will be held at Jharkhand from 21.11.2009 to