Rick Holbrook

Patrick Joseph "Rick" Holbrook (born May 22, 1948 in Chicago , † December 23, 2007 there ) was an American weightlifter.

Career

Rick Holbrook grew up in Park Ridge , Illinois . He started lifting weights at the age of 15 after having previously engaged in various other sports. After initial success, he went to Chicago and joined the YMCA sports club "Duncan". His coach there was the former Hungarian world-class weightlifter Mihály Huszka , who had emigrated to the USA . He later started for the York Barbell Club. In 1968 he achieved a junior world record in jerking the middle heavyweight with 172.5 kg. In the course of his relatively short career, he resigned in 1973 in order to be able to devote himself fully to his studies, he became world champion and US champion.

International successes / all-around

(OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, Ls = light heavyweight, Ms = middle heavyweight)

• 1970, unplaced , World Cup in Columbus / USA , due to three unsuccessful attempts to press;
• 1971, 2nd place , Panamerican Games in Cali , Ms, with 485 kg, behind Phil Grippaldi , USA, 495 kg and in front of Wayne Wilson, Canada, 445 kg;
• 1971, 5th place , WM in Lima , Ms, with 495 kg, winner: David Rigert , USSR , 542.5 kg, ahead of Wassili Kolotow , USSR, 537.5 kg;
• 1972, 5th place , OS in Munich , Ms, with 505 kg, behind Andon Nikolow , Bulgaria, 525 kg, Atanas Schopow, Bulgaria, 517.5 kg, Hans Bettembourg , Sweden , 512.5 kg and Grippaldi, 505 kg;

Medals individual disciplines

(awarded since 1969)

• World Cup gold medal: 1972, push, 197.5 kg
• World Championship bronze medal: 1971, push, 195 kg

National successes / all-around

• 1968, 1st place , Philadelphia-Meistersch., Ls, with 427.5 kg, ahead of Tom Hirtz, 412.5 kg;
• 1968, 2nd place , USA championship, Ls, with 440 kg, behind Joe Puleo , 465 kg and in front of Jeff Moyer, 435 kg;
• 1968, 3rd place , Olympic Committee, Ls, with 445 kg, behind Puleo, 475 kg and Bob Hise, 447.5 kg;
• 1969, 3rd place , USA championship, Ls, with 437.5 kg, behind Mike Karchut , 470 kg and Russell Knipp , 462.5 kg;
• 1970, 3rd place , USA Championship, Ls, with 472.5 kg, behind Karchut, 480 kg and Puleo, 480 kg;
• 1971, 1st place , USA-Meiustersch., Ms, with 497.5 kg, ahead of Phil Grippaldi , 490 kg and Bob Hise, 480 kg;
• 1972, 1st place , USA-Meistersch., Ms, with 512.5 kg, ahead of Grippaldi, 497.5 kg and Walter Giosiffi, 467.5 kg;
• 1973, unplaced , USA-Meistersch., Ms, 3 failed attempts in the tear

Web links

• Rick Holbrook in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )