England’s gold in light heavy-weight

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33447, 31 January 1974, Page 8

England’s gold in light heavy-weight

The British champion, Tony Ford, won the gold medal for England in the weight-lifting light heavy-weight division at the James Hay Theatre yesterday afternoon.

Ford’s total of 302.5 kg was identical to that which won him the British championship last May.

hairdresser, won the bronze for England, with a total of 292.5 kg. The only New Zealand entrant, Peter Brosnan, from Otago, was fourth, only 2.5 kg behind Pearman. Ford set a new Games record of 170 kg in the clean and jerk at his second attempt. He took 175 kg for his third attempt, but barely got the weight off the ground. The previous Games record was 167.5 kg. Wa 11 wo r k made a magnificent crisp lift in his third snatch attempt to set a new Games record of 140 kg. This was formerly held by N. Ciancio (Australia) at 135 kg.

MISJUDGMENTS Brosnan showed that he had all the Strength required to take the bronze medal, but misjudgements in taking weights that were too heavy to start on probably cost third placing. Wallwork, who is not at his best in the clean and jerk, needed only his 160 kg, first attempt to take second place. He failed at his. IRC-1 lend and third attempts. I

Paul Wallwork, who won the silver medal for Western Samoa with a total of 300 kg, is a former pupil of Waitaki Boys High School, Otago. Michael Pearman, a women’s