Olympic Training Center Wall of Fame

The Colorado Springs US Olympic Training Center Wall of Fame honors Olympic Champions & World Champions from the US!

Oscar Paul Osthoff (1883-1950)

Accomplishments:

OLYMPICS: 1904, Unlimited (there were no body weight categories)- Gold
One arm event Silver Two arm event **Two sets of Olympics medals were
awarded at the Games that year.

Anthony Terlazzo (1911-1966)

Accomplishments:

OLYMPICS:
- 1932. 60kg – Bronze
- 1936. 60kg – Gold
- WORLDS:
  - 1937-38. 67.5kg – Gold
  - NATIONALS:
    - 1932/36. 60kg – Gold
    - 1933/35/37-45. 67.5kg – Gold
    - WORLD RECORDS:
      - Press: 2 records at 60kg. 1 record at 67.5kg
      - Snatch: 1 record at 67.5kg
      - Clean & Jerk: 2 records at 67.5kg

John Terpak (1912-1993)

Accomplishments:

WORLDS:
- 1937. 75kg – Gold
- 1938. 75kg – Bronze
- 1946. 75kg – Silver
- 1947. 82.5kg – Gold
- NATIONALS:
  - 1936. 67.5kg – Gold
  - 1937-42/44-45. 75kg – Gold
  - 1943/47. 82.5kg – Gold

John Davis (1921-1984)

Accomplishments:

OLYMPICS:
- 1948/52. 90kg – Gold.
- WORLDS
  - 1938. 82.5kg – Gold.
  - 1946-47/49-51. 90kg – Gold.
  - 1953. 90kg – Silver.
  - NATIONALS:
    - 1939/40. 82.5kg – Gold.
    - 1941-43/36-48/50-53. 90kg – Gold.
    - WORLD RECORDS:
      - Press: 2 records at 90kg.
      - Snatch: 1 record at 82.5kg. 7 records at 90kg.
      - Clean & Jerk: 4 records at 90kg.
      - Total: 3 records at 90kg.

Joseph Depietro (1914-1999)

Accomplishments:

OLYMPICS:
- 1948. 56kg – Gold.
- WORLDS:
  - 1947. 56kg – Gold.
  - 1949. 56kg – Bronze.
  - NATIONALS:
    - 1942-43/46-51. 56kg – Gold.
    - 1945. 60kg – Gold.
    - WORLD RECORDS:
      - Press: 2 records at 56kg.
      - Snatch: 1 record at 56kg.
      - Total: 2 records at 56kg.

Peter George (1929-___)

Accomplishments:

OLYMPICS:
- 1948/56. 75kg – Silver.
- 1952. 75kg – Gold.
- WORLDS:
  - 1947/53. 67.5kg – Gold.
  - 1949-50. 75kg – Silver.
  - 1951/54-55. 75kg – Gold.
  - NATIONALS:
    - 1946. 67.5kg – Gold.
    - 1949-52/57. 75kg – Gold.
    - WORLD RECORDS:
      - Clean & Jerk: 3 records at 75kg.
      - Total: 1 record at 67.5kg.

Stanley Stanczyk (1925-1997)

Accomplishments:

OLYMPICS:
- 1948. 82.5kg – Gold.
- 1952. 82.5kg – Silver.
- WORLDS:
  - 1946. 67.5kg – Gold.
  - 1947. 75kg – Gold.
  - 1949-51. 82.5kg – Gold.
  - 1953. 82.5kg – Bronze.
  - 1954. 75kg – Bronze.
  - NATIONALS:
    - 1947. 75kg – Gold.
    - 1948-51/53. 82.5kg – Gold
    - WORLD RECORDS:
      - Snatch: 3 records at 75kg. 1 record at 82.5kg
      - Clean & Jerk: 1 record at 75kg
      - Total: 1 record at 75kg

Frank Spellman (1922-____)

Accomplishments:

OLYMPICS:
- 1948. 75kg – Gold
- WORLDS:
  - 1946. 75kg – Bronze
  - 1947. 75kg – Silver
  - NATIONALS:
    - 1946/48/61. 75kg – Gold

Robert Bednarski (1944-2004)

Accomplishments:

WORLDS:
- 1966. 90+kg – Silver
- 1969. 110kg – Gold (Press/Snatch/Total) – Silver (Jerk)
- 1970. 110kg – Bronze (Press/Jerk/Total)
- NATIONALS:
  - 1967. 90+kg – Gold
  - 1968. 110kg – Gold
  - 1969/70/73. 110kg – Gold
  - WORLD RECORDS:
    - Press: 2 records at 90+kg. 2 records at 110kg
    - Snatch: 2 records at 110kg
    - Clean & Jerk: 1 record at 90kg. 2 records at 110kg
    - Total: 3 records at 90kg
    - JR WORLD RECORDS:
      - Press: 4 records at 90+kg

Isaac Berger (1936-___)

Accomplishments:

OLYMPICS:
- 1956. 60kg – Gold
- 1960/64. 60kg – Silver
- WORLDS:
  - 1957. 60kg – Bronze
  - 1958/60. 60kg – Gold
  - 1959/63-64. 60kg – Silver
  - NATIONALS:
    - 1955-61/64. 60kg – Gold
    - WORLD RECORDS:
      - Press: 1 record at 60kg
      - Clean & Jerk: 2 records at 60kg
      - Total: 1 record at 60kg

Paul Anderson (1932-1994)

Accomplishments:

OLYMPICS:
- 1956. 90+kg – Gold
- WORLDS:
  - 1955. 90+kg – Gold
  - NATIONALS:
    - 1955-56. 90+kg – Gold
    - WORLD RECORDS:
      - Press: 3 records at 90+kg
      - Clean & Jerk: 1 record at 90+kg
      - Total: 1 record at 90+kg

Charles Vinci (1933-___)

Accomplishments:

OLYMPICS:
- 1956/60. 56kg – Gold
- WORLDS:
  - 1955/58. 56kg – Gold
  - NATIONALS:
    - 1954-56/58-61. 56kg – Gold
    - WORLD RECORDS:
      - Press: 1 record at 56kg
      - Snatch: 2 records at 56kg
      - Clean & Jerk: 1 record at 56kg
      - Total: 1 record at 56kg

Tommy Kono (1930-___)

Accomplishments:

OLYMPICS:
- 1952. 67.5kg – Gold
- 1956. 82.5kg – Gold
- 1960. 75kg – Silver
- WORLDS:
  - 1953/57-59. 75kg – Gold
  - 1954-55. 82.5kg – Gold
  - 1961. 82.5kg – Bronze
  - 1962. 82.5kg – Silver
  - NATIONALS:
    - 1952. 62.5kg – Gold
    - 1953/58-60. 75kg – Gold
    - 1954-55/57/61-63. 82.5kg – Gold
    - WORLD RECORDS:
      - Press: 1 record at 67.5kg. 3 records at 75kg. 5 records at 82.5kg. 1 record at 90kg
      - Snatch: 1 record at 67.5kg. 1 record at 75kg
      - Clean & Jerk: 1 record at 75kg. 2 records at 82.5kg
      - Total: 3 records at 75kg. 3 records at 82.5kg

Robert Higgins

Accomplishments:

WORLDS:
- 1947. 60kg – Gold

Joseph Pitman (1924-___)

Accomplishments:

WORLDS:
- 1947. 60kg – Gold
- 1950. 67.5kg – Gold
- NATIONALS:
  - 1947-51/53-58. 67.5kg – Gold

Norbert Schemansky (1924-___)

Accomplishments:

OLYMPICS:
- 1948. 82.5kg – Silver
- 1952. 90kg – Gold
- 1960/64. 90+kg – Bronze
- WORLDS:
  - 1947. 82.5kg – Silver
  - 1951/53. 90kg – Gold
  - 1954. 90+kg – Gold
  - 1962-63. 90+kg – Silver
  - 1964. 90+kg – Bronze
  - NATIONALS:
    - 1949. 82.5+kg – Gold
    - 1951-53. 90kg – Gold
    - 1954/62/64-65. 90+kg – Gold
    - 1957. 102.5kg – Gold
    - WORLD RECORDS:
      - Press: 2 records at 90kg
      - Snatch: 2 records at 90kg. 3 records at 90+kg
      - Clean & Jerk: 5 record at 90kg. 1 records at 90+kg
      - Total: 2 records at 90kg

Joseph Dube (1944-___)

Accomplishments:

OLYMPICS:
- 1968. 90+kg – Bronze
- WORLDS:
  - 1968. 110+kg – Bronze
  - 1969. 110+kg – Gold (Total) – Silver (Press/Snatch) – Bronze (Clean & Jerk)
  - WORLD RECORDS:
    - Press: 2 records at 90+kg
    - JR WORLD RECORDS:
      - Press: 2 records at 90kg

Karyn Marshall (1956-___)

Accomplishments:

WORLDS:
- 1987. 82.5kg – Gold (Snatch/Clean & Jerk/Total)
- 1988. 82.5+kg – Silver (Snatch/Clean & Jerk/Total)
- 1989-90. 82.5+kg – Gold (Snatch) – Silver (Clean & Jerk/Total)
- NATIONALS:
  - 1981. 75kg – Gold
  - 1983/87-88/91. 82.5kg – Gold
  - 1984-85/89. 82.5+kg – Gold
  - WORLD RECORDS:
    - Snatch: 6 records at 82.5+kg

Robin Goad (1970-___)

Accomplishments:

WORLDS:
- 1987. 48kg – Silver (Snatch/Clean & Jerk)
- 1988. 48kg – Silver (Total) – Bronze (Clean & Jerk)
- 1991. 52kg – Silver (Snatch/Total) – Bronze (Clean & Jerk)
- 1992. 52kg – Bronze (Snatch/Total)
- 1993. 54kg – Silver (Snatch/Total)
- 1994. 50kg – Gold (Snatch/Total) – Silver (Clean & Jerk)
- 1998. 53kg – Bronze (Snatch/Clean & Jerk/Total)
- NATIONALS:
  - 1998. 48kg – Gold
  - 1989/91-92. 52kg – Gold
  - 1993/95-96. 54kg – Gold
  - 1994. 50kg – Gold
  - 1999/2001. 53kg – Gold
  - WORLD RECORDS:
    - Snatch: 1 record

Tara Nott (1972-___)

Accomplishments:

OLYMPICS:
- 2000. 48kg – Gold
- NATIONALS:
  - 1996-97. 50kg – Gold
  - 1999-2000. 48kg – Gold
  - 2002. 53kg – Gold

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