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Edinburgh, Scotland – Legendary Australian super heavyweight Ray Rigby wins the 110+kg class at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.
Both Ray Rigby and Terrence Perdue of Wales finished the tournament with a 500kg total. Rigby won a gold medal as being lighter than his his opponent.
Australian Olympian Ray Rigby (1949-1998) was the first Australian to join the 500 Club. His personal best total was 522.5kg (1970).
Sad news came from Russia. On April 7, 2021, two days after celebrating his 80th birthday, legendary middleweight, Olympic champion Viktor…
April 6, 2021 – Clyde Emrich of the legendary U.S. Olympic weightlifting powerhouse of the 1950s turns 90! Happy Birthday, Champion!…
Happy 80th Birthday to Viktor Kurentsov, one of all-time best Olympic weightlifters in the history of sports! Viktor Kuznetsov was a true legend…
