John Terpak

John Terpak was an American weightlifter and world champion.

Olympic results

Terpak finished 5th at the 1936 Summer Olympics and 4th at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]

World Championship results

He won a gold medal at the 1937 World Weightlifting Championships and 1947 World Weightlifting Championships, a bronze medal at the 1938 World Weightlifting Championships, and a silver medal at the 1946 World Weightlifting Championships.[2]

Coaching

He was U.S. Olympic coach in 1968 and 1972.[3] He was also a coach for two-time Olympic champion Charles Vinci.[1]

Personal life

He was a vice president, CEO, and chairman of the board at York Barbell.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Associated Press (1988-09-25). "Vinci Was the Last to Succeed : U.S. Has Not Won Weightlifting Gold Since 1960 Games - latimes". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  2. ↑ "John Terpak, Top Olympic Lifters of the 20th Century @ Lift Up". Chidlovski.net. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  3. 1 2 Fair, John (1992). "John Terpak’s 80th Birthday: A York Reunion" (PDF). Iron Game History 2 (4).
  4. ↑ THOMAS GOLDWASSER; Thomas Goldwasser reports on business from Washington (1986-09-21). "Pumping Iron, Not Concrete". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
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