Weight-Lifting NATIONAL RECORDS
20 Broken In Christchurch
Seven members of the Association broke a New Zealand re™r„d. or records at the association s rooms on Friday evening when a special record-breaking sewion was held. All in all 20 national records were eslabiisnea.
n Z Oari ? er |y a , Prominent weightA Hunt, who several months ago broke 17 New Zealand records, once again had outstanding success bettering a further eight. In two special attempts made records by the Canterbury h?ve C ‘ a faUen, 3/ na “ onai
The records bettered on Friday evening were verified by the referee. Mr H. Morrison, sociation for ratification. In the results the old record is given in parenthesis. Results;— „. D - . G sl e X e (Bantam-weight Class).—Pullover and press on back, 2343,1 b (2001 b former figure). £. Brosnahan (Light-weight). —Deep knee bend, 325', (3181 b » Jrvtne (Middle-weight).— Left-hand dead-lift, 352‘ilb 13401 b); right-hand dead-lift. 3681,1 b (3501 b -beating records in the middle-weight, light heavy-weight, middle heavyweight and heavy-weight classes. J- Penny (Middle-weight).— Pullover and press on back. 344iilb (242*.a1b); pullover and push on back with bridge 3081 b (3041 b This also beat the light heavy-weight record. D. C!ark .(Light Heavyweight).—Two hands clean and jerk with dumb-bells. 2123,1 b (2061 b p - PokinQ (Light Heavyweight).—Two hands dumbbell press, 1821 b (1781 b A. Hunt (Middle Heavyweighti.—Pullover and press on back, 3051 b (3901 b pulloverand push on back with bridge. 360talb (3401 b two hands anyhow dumb-bells and ring weight, 212141 b (2061 b left-hand deadlift. 377><lb (3501 b These lifts also gave him the records in the heavy-weight class.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29507, 8 May 1961, Page 16
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