WEIGHT-LIFTING
(New Zealand Press Association) AUCKLAND, February 6. Tho Foak Heing (Malaya) broke his own Empire Games bantam-weight press record in the weight-lifting today. J. Halliday (England) establish:ed a new Empire Games light-weight ■ record with a jerk of 310’,1b- His own j weight is 147 Jib. In his second attempt in the snatch he lifted 23541 b I and he broke this with his next lift. 24441 b. Results:— BANTAM-WEIGHT Tho Fook Hung (Mai.), press 2101 b. snatch 195]b. jerk 2501 b: total. 6551 b 1 R. Smith (Can.). 1801 b. 1901 b. 2451 b; 6151 b .. ..2 K. Canle (Aust.). 1701 b. 1901 b. 2401 b: 6001 b .. .. 3 FL ATHER-WEIGHT Koh Eng Tong (Mai.). 2051 b. 2101 b, 2701 b: 6851 b 1 J. Creus (Eng.). 1851 b. 2151 b. 2701 b; 6701 b 2 B. Ereelbrecht (S.A.). 1951 b. 1951 b. 2501 b: 6401 b ..3 LIGHT-WEIGHT J Halida (England). 2051 b. 2451 b, 3101 b; 7601 b ..1 S. P Thong (Mai ). 2101 b, 2251 b. 3001 b; 7351 b .. .. 2 V. Barberis (Aust.). 2101 b. 2201 b. 3001 b; 7301 b .. 3 D. J. Norton (N.Z.). with 2001 b, 1951 b. and 2501 b. a total of 6451 b. was fourth. MIDDLE-WEIGHT S G. A. Gratton (Can). 2601 b. 2351 b. 3001 b; 7951 b .. ..1 B R George (N.Z). 2351 b. 2251 b. 2801 b; 7401 b ..2 F W. Griffin (Aust.). 240’b. 2101 b. 2701 b: 7201 b .. .. ..3
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Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26031, 7 February 1950, Page 6
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