Lennox Kilgour

Lennox Stanislaus Kilgour (born May 5, 1928 in Saint James , † 2004 ) was a weightlifter from Trinidad and Tobago .

Career

Kilgour, who was nicknamed "Gour", began lifting weights in 1943 at the age of 15 and became the Trinidad Junior Champion in 1946. Although he already had a top performance of 402.5 kg in the heavyweight division in 1948 and was therefore a medal candidate, he was not sent to the 1948 Olympic Games in London . Like Rodney Wilkes , he could not start at world championships because the Weightlifting Association of Trinidad did not have the financial means to send its athletes on the long journeys to Europe . Kilgour's coaches included Freddy Mendes and Alexander Chapman. He had the high point of his career when he won the Olympic bronze medal in Helsinki in 1952 .

He ended his active career after the Olympic Games in 1956 and then lived in Trinidad as a fitness trainer.

International success

• 1949, 1st place , Westindische Meistersch., S, with 402.5 kg;
• 1950, 1st place , Central America. Master class in Guatemala , S;
• 1951, 2nd place , PanAm Games in Buenos Aires , S, with 402.5 kg, behind John Davis (weightlifter) , USA , 482.5 kg and in front of Ferreira, Argentina , 400 kg;
• 1952, bronze medal , OS in Helsinki , Ms, with 402.5 kg, behind Norbert Schemansky , USA, 445 kg and Grigori Nowak , USSR , 410 kg;
• 1954, 2nd place , British Empire Games, Ms, at 392.5 kg, behind Keevil Daly , Canada , 400 kg and in front of Joseph Barnett, England , 377.5 kg;
• 1956, 7th place , OS in Melbourne , Ms, with 390 kg, winner: Arkadi Vorobjow , USSR, 462.5 kg ahead of Dave Sheppard , USA, 442.5 kg

National championships

Kilgour was a multiple champion of Trinidad in the middle and heavyweight division. In 1956 he was z. B. Heavyweight champion with 407.5 kg.

Web links

• Lennox Kilgour in Top Lifters of the 20th Century
• Lennox Kilgour in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )