Awesome dude. Karhu weightlifting shoes (I had a pair of those). The mutton chop sideburns. A bit lax on that press with the knees unlocking - that sort of stuff is what got the press eliminated from competition. Took gold with a total 10 Kg ahead of second place. Very nice. A shame that Kaarlo Kangasniemi was way down in 6th place with a 480 Kg total. He took gold in Mexico city in 1968 and in Warsaw in 1969 but as a 90 Kg lifter. He also took silver in Lima in 1971 as an 82.5 Kg lifter.
Awesome dude. Karhu weightlifting shoes (I had a pair of those). The mutton chop sideburns. A bit lax on that press with the knees unlocking - that sort of stuff is what got the press eliminated from competition. Took gold with a total 10 Kg ahead of second place. Very nice.
A shame that Kaarlo Kangasniemi was way down in 6th place with a 480 Kg total. He took gold in Mexico city in 1968 and in Warsaw in 1969 but as a 90 Kg lifter. He also took silver in Lima in 1971 as an 82.5 Kg lifter.