A BIG TASK FOR A BIG MAN
T) C. Oliver stands alone among the Dominion’s strong men; he is equal to the best of the heavyweight weight-lifters in the Commonwealth. But at Tokyo he will find it hard to make an Impression on the Russians, the Americans and the Germans. The New Zealand Olympic selectors evidently think highly of Oliver, for they gave him a place in category A. On his performance in the recent national championships at Christchurch, however, the 20st Auckland butcher appeared to have been flattered by this ranking. Oliver’s aggregate for the three Olympic lifts at Christchurch was 10001b—228jlb below the world mark established by the bespectacled Russian, Y. Vlasov, who won the gold medal at Rome. But weightlifters are said to improve with age and Oliver—now 27 —must be approaching his maturity in this most demanding sport. Certainly he has determination to match his size. And for a
man standing 6ft 3} in. and possessing a Min. chest that is no small attribute.
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30562, 3 October 1964, Page 11
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