Bob Bednarski

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Bob Bednarski (born April 5, 1944 in Hartford , Connecticut , United States , † February 22, 2004 in Springfield , Massachusetts , United States) was an American weightlifter.

Career

Bob Bednarski did athletics and football as a teenager , but started lifting weights at the age of 15 . He trained hard at the Pacific Barbell Club and set a junior world record in middle heavyweight (up to 90 kg body weight) at the 1963 US championships with 139 kg. He continued to develop positively and reached in January 1966 as the winner of the Philadelphia Championship in the heavyweight 495 kg. In the same year he was second in the US heavyweight championship with 512.5 kg and even beat Norbert Schemansky . At world championships he took second place twice and third place once. He had bad luck in 1968 when he won the USA heavyweight championship with an excellent 580 kg, but only finished third in the decisive US Olympic elimination and was therefore not nominated for the Olympic Games in Mexico City . The 1969 World Championships in Warsaw were also very unfortunate for him . After pressing, he surprisingly led the high favorites Jaan Talts from the USSR by 7.5 kg. When Talts was forced to push, the Bednarskis' supervisors let themselves be nervous and, after Bednarski had pushed 205 kg and it was not necessary at all, also increased the weight desired for the last attempt and allegedly exceeded the time limit of 2 minutes that everyone had Lifter is available for a try. The American supervisors denied this and claimed that the increase had been registered with the jury 20 seconds before the time limit expired, but the jury, in which the representatives of Eastern Bloc countries had a majority, agreed with the jury. Both Talts and Bednarski then hit 212.5 kg. Of course, Bednarski should not have carried out this attempt at all. Including these attempts, Bednarski had reached 555 kg and Talts 547.5 kg. However, since Bednarski's attempt was not counted, Talts won with the same performance of 547.5 kg for both because of the lighter body weight. At the final award ceremony, Talts, who was not responsible for the action, was greeted by the Polish audience with a loud whistle, while Bednarski, whose great-grandparents came from Poland , was cheered.

Bob Bednarski continued his career until 1973 and after completing his career in 1973, he became a sporting goods businessman. He died at the age of 60 in 2004.

International successes / all-around

(WM = world championship, Ms = middle heavyweight, 1st S. = 1st heavyweight, up to 110 kg body weight, S = heavyweight, over 90 or 110 kg body weight, competitions up to 1972 in the Olympic three-way fight, consisting of pushing, tearing and pushing , from 1973 in a duel, consisting of tearing and pushing)

Medals individual disciplines

  • World Cup gold medals: 1969, push, 182.5 kg - 1969, snatch, 165 kg;
  • World Championship silver medal: 1969, push, 205 kg;
  • World Cup bronze medals: 1970, pushing, 182.5 kg - 1970 pushing, 200 kg

USA championships

  • 1963, 4th place, Ms, with 410 kg;
  • 1964, 1st place (juniors), Ms, with 430 kg, in front of Bob Bartholomew, 425 kg;
  • 1965, 3rd place, Ms, at 432.5 kg, behind Bill March , 465 kg and Bartholomew, 452.5 kg;
  • 1966, 2nd place, S, with 512.5 kg, behind Gubner, 532.5 kg and in front of Norbert Schemansky , 475 kg;
  • 1967, 1st place, S, with 532.5 kg, ahead of Joe Dube , 512.5 kg and Schemansky, 320 kg (3 failed attempts in the push);
  • 1968, 1st place, S, with 580 kg, in front of Dube, 532.5 kg and Rendino, 450 kg;
  • 1969, 1st place, 1st S, with 550 kg, ahead of Gary Deal, 515 kg and Bill March, 512.5 kg;
  • 1970, 1st place, 1st S., with 537.5 kg, before Deal, 522.5 kg and Bill Stipling, 502.5 kg
  • 1971, unplaced, with 3 failed attempts to press;
  • 1973, 1st place, 1st side, with 340 kg, ahead of Frank Capsouras, 335 kg and John Lewandowski, 332.5 kg

USA Olympic elimination:

  • 1968, 3rd place, S, with 565 kg, behind Joe Dube, 575 kg and Ernest Pickett , 572.5 kg

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personal data
SURNAME Bednarski, Bob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American weightlifter
DATE OF BIRTH April 5, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Hartford , Connecticut , United States
DATE OF DEATH February 22, 2004
Place of death Springfield , Massachusetts , United States