Phil Grippaldi

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Philip Salvatore "Phil" Grippaldi (born September 27, 1946 in Newark, New Jersey ) is a retired American weightlifter.

Career

Phil Grippaldi comes from Belleville in New Jersey / USA . As a teenager, he initially did bodybuilding , but soon switched to weightlifting . He started doing it at Keasbey Eagles AC and later moved to the Bellville Barbell Club. His first trainer was Butch Toth. When he became a member of the US national weightlifting team, he was looked after by former top Hungarian weightlifter who emigrated to the US, Mihály Huszka . In 1966 he set his first junior world record in pressing and in the same year finished 2nd in the middle heavyweight division at the US championships. He developed steadily and from 1967 played a good role in many international championships. His greatest sporting success was winning the middle heavyweight runner-up in 1970. He took part in three Olympic Games and in 1972 just barely missed a medal in fourth. At the 1976 Olympic Games , he was disqualified for doping .

International successes / all-around

(OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, Ms = medium heavyweight, up to 90 kg body weight, competitions up to 1972 in the Olympic three-way fight, consisting of pushing, tearing and pushing, from 1973 onwards in a duel consisting of pulling and pushing)

  • 1967, 1st place , PanAm Games in Winnipeg , Ms, ahead of Paul Bjarnum, Canada and Andrés Martinez, Cuba ;
  • 1968, 7th place , OS in Mexico City , Ms, with 477.5 kg, winner: Kaarlo Kangasniemi , Finland , 517.5 kg, ahead of Jaan Talts , USSR , 507.5 kg;
  • 1969, 5th place , World Championships in Sofia , Ms, with 475 kg, behind Kangasniemi, 515 kg, Bo Johansson , Sweden , 500 kg, Géza Tóth , Hungary , 495 kg and Van Lerberghe, Belgium , 480 kg;
  • 1970, 2nd place , World Championships in Columbus / USA, Ms, with 490 kg, behind Wassili Kolotow , USSR, 527.5 kg and in front of Tóth, 490 kg;
  • 1971, 1st place , PanAm Games in Cali , Ms, at 495 kg, ahead of Patrick Holbrook , USA, 485 kg and Wayne Wilson, Canada, 445 kg;
  • 1972, 4th place , OS in Munich , Ms, with 505 kg, behind Andon Nikolow, Bulgaria , 525 kg, Schopow, Bulgaria, 517.5 kg and Hans Bettembourg , Sweden, 512.5 kg;
  • 1973, 9th place , World Cup in Havana , Ms, with 325 kg, winner: David Rigert , USSR, 365 kg, ahead of Kolotow, 360 kg;
  • 1974, 5th place , World Championship in Manila , Ms, with 342.5 kg, behind Rigert, 387.5 kg, Sergei Poltorazki , USSR, 367.5 kg, Peter Petzold , GDR , 355 kg and Jaako Kajlajärvi, Finland, 355 kg;
  • 1975, 1st place , PanAm Games in Mexico City , Ms, with 342.5 kg, ahead of Blanco, Cuba, 340 kg and Capsouras, USA, 332.5 kg;

Medal individual disciplines

  • World Cup silver: 1970 and 1972 in pushing

USA championships

  • 1966, 2nd place, Ms, with 440 kg, behind Bob Bartholomew , 447.5 kg;
  • 1967, 1st place, Ms, with 470 kg, ahead of John Gourgott, 452.5 kg and Bartholomew, 440 kg;
  • 1968, 1st place, Ms, with 480 kg, ahead of Frank Capsouras , 465 kg and Gourgott, 465 kg;
  • 1969, 2nd place, Ms, with 487.5 kg, behind Capsouras, 490 kg and in front of Gerry Glenney, 485 kg;
  • 1970, 1st place, Ms, at 495 kg, ahead of Bob Hise, 455 kg;
  • 1971, 2nd place, Ms, with 490 kg, behind Patrick Holbrook , 497.5 kg and in front of Hise, 480 kg;
  • 1972, 2nd place, Ms, with 497.5 kg, behind Holbrook, 512.5 kg and in front of Walter Giosiffi, 467.5 kg;
  • 1973, 1st place, Ms, at 325 kg, ahead of Sam Bigler, 325 kg and Gary Drinnan, 322.5 kg;
  • 1974, 1st place, Ms, with 342.5 kg, ahead of Mike Karchut , 332.5 kg and Mark Cameron , 330 kg;
  • 1976, 2nd place, Ms, 345 kg, behind Lee James , 355 kg and in front of Mike Giroux, 325 kg;
  • 1977, 1st place, Ms, with 337.5 kg, ahead of Kurt Setterberg, 335 kg

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Drug-Related Disqualifications in Men's Weightlifting at Summer Olympics chidlovski.net
personal data
SURNAME Grippaldi, Phil
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Grippaldi, Philip Salvatore
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American weightlifter
DATE OF BIRTH September 27, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Newark (New Jersey)