RECORD LIFT
The New Zealand middleweight Olympic-style champion, A. Ebert, of Christchurch, last night broke both the New Zealand and the Commonwealth weightlifting press record with a lift of 2901 b at a try-out at the Canterbury Weightlifting Association’s gymnasium.
Ebert broke the Commonwealth record for the press, formerly held by the Welsh middle-weight, H. Johnston by 41b Boz. He also broke the New Zealand press rerecord by 201 b.
Ebert went on to press 3001 b above his head, but the lift was disallowed when he lost it overhead.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32178, 23 December 1969, Page 17
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90RECORD LIFT Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32178, 23 December 1969, Page 17
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