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  For U.S. superheavyweight McCoy, experiencing the Olympics exceeds all expectations
For U.S. superheavyweight McCoy, experiencing the Olympics exceeds all expectations
After all that, you'd think McCoy would have an idea of how much the Olympics mean.
McCoy, who finished fourth at the 1998 world championships (missing the finals after a controversial protest) and defeating defending national champion Stephen Neal at the U.S. Olympic Trials, is one of the favorites at superheavyweight.
www.post-gazette.com /olympics/20000927olywrest4.asp   (765 words)

  
 Southern Muscle Plus - January 2003
Twenty-eight-year-old Joe Patterson of Salisbury, NC repeated his superheavyweight win from the 2001 NPC Mountaineer and this time around took the majority of first place votes from the judges for the overall title.
Julie von Freymann, 36, of Greer, SC was the choice of the judges for the lightweight class win and after the final comparisons and posedown was declared the overall winner.
Marcus Hudson, 37, of Greenville, SC scored a unanimous victory in the superheavyweight class and moved into the finals and was the choice of the judges for the overall win.
www.southernmuscleplus.com /01-03/thismonth.htm   (844 words)

  
 Active.com - Rezazadeh's prayers answered with second Olympic weightlifting gold for Iran
SYDNEY - With a prayer and a superhuman lift, Iran's Hossein Rezazadeh was crowned the strongest man in the world on Tuesday.
The Iranian, who was only third at last year's World Championships, won with a world record total of 472.5kg (212.5kg and 260kg) with Weller, who held the old mark of 465kg, in silver medal position on 467.5kg.
The snatch section set the tone for the thrilling superheavyweight shootout with the giants of the sport smashing the world record three times.
www.active.com /story.cfm?story_id=5002&sidebar=489&category=olympics_2000_other   (643 words)

  
 Whoosh! Episode Guide: XMR 990103dpo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-22)
So in his spare time, which isn't much, the current heavyweight and superheavyweight champion does some modeling and acting, careers he hopes to pursue after he is done battering the faces of other less fortunate kickboxers.
While Sefo's 6-foot, 215-pound frame doesn't lack for power, he is almost always at a size disadvantage.
Superheavyweight kickboxers average about 6-3 and 230 pounds.
www.whoosh.org /xmr/1999/990103dpo.html   (676 words)

  
 War Machine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-22)
Accordingly, I proposed to Dan that we create a superheavyweight based on the same drill mount and wheel bearing technology that we had proven in Hazard.
To bring it up to the superheavyweight limit, we added fifty pounds of lead in the front of the robot and fifty pounds of brass bars on the back top of the robot.
Although we could have entered the heavyweight division, it was much more competitive than the superheavyweight division, and our robot would have met an early death against the likes of "Biohazard" and "Vlad." Also, both Dan and I wanted to be able to say that we had built and competed with a superheavyweight robot.
www.legalword.com /warmachine.html   (611 words)

  
 SI Flashback
He was regarded as the strongest man in the world, and Vasily Alexeyev let no one forget it.
From 1970, when at 28 he won his first world championship and became the first man to lift more than 500 pounds in the clean and jerk, until the Moscow Games 10 years later, the Soviet superheavyweight set 80 world records and won two Olympic gold medals.
However, he became the sport's most recognizable figure after he won his first superheavyweight gold at the 1972 Munich Games, setting an Olympic record of 1,411 total pounds in the three lifts—press, snatch and jerk.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /events/1996/olympics/daily/july30/flashback.html   (626 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | OLYMPICS2000 | Two more fail drug tests
Danielyan, the fourth weightlifter to lose a medal over doping at the Games, forfeited his bronze in the superheavyweight division after testing positive for stanozolol.
This is the same steroid found in the urine of Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson after he won the men's 100 metres at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
On the final day, the number of positive cases in competition tests at the Games stood at seven, though there are still samples to be analysed from the last few days of the Sydney Olympics.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/low/olympics2000/950794.stm   (281 words)

  
 Chris Cook earns Pro Card - Old School Bodybuilding   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-22)
However you want to say it, the fact is that Chris Cook has reason to take in a very deep breath tonight because he has finally earned his professional wings.
After two consecutive Superheavyweight class victories at the USA's but no overall title to show for his efforts the Californian was beginning to earn a reputation as being almost good enough, but not quite.
Tonight he was clearly good enough as he took the Superheavyweight class, the overall title and a coveted pro card at the 2004 NPC Men's Bodybuilding Championships.
oldschoolbodybuilding.com /index.php?showtopic=415   (786 words)

  
 NewStandard: 7/26/96
Kerri, Dominique and the other American women gymnasts would need some hefty ringers aboard to tip the scale against Mark Henry, Lawrence Clay-Bey and Bruce Baumgartner, a combined 935 pounds of superheavyweight competitiveness.
Unlike Henry, you'll probably find this superheavyweight boxer in the gold-medal finals a week from Sunday, possibly taking on Russian nemesis Alexei Lezin.
It will be the end of a remarkable road for the 30-year-old corrections officer from Bloomfield, Conn.
www.southcoasttoday.com /daily/07-96/07-26-96/d02sp081.htm   (694 words)

  
 rediff.com:
China took both gold medals in Olympic weightlifting Friday and women's superheavyweight world champion Ding Meiyuan smashed three world records.
Zhan Xugang won an eventful men's 77 kg contest, equalling the world clean-and-jerk world record of 207.5 kg to squeeze out Greece's Viktor Mitrou on body weight.
Reuters and the Reuters Sphere logo are registered trademarks and trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world.
www.rediff.com /sports/2000/sep/22lift1.htm   (481 words)

  
 The Herald Banner, Greenville, TX - Royse City lifters win state championship
Jonathan Hunter also finished second in the superheavyweights as the Bulldogs scored 19 points to claim their first state team championship.
Davis repeated as state champion in the 165-pound class, lifting 500 in the squat, 310 in the bench press and 540 in the deadlift for a 1,350 total, 10 more pounds than last year.
Hunter hoisted 700 in the squats, 415 in the bench and 560 in the deadlift for a 1,675 total in the superheavyweight class.
www.heraldbanner.com /sports/local_story_092005941.html   (396 words)

  
 Invest inBoxers - The Conservative Monitor
Those who become part of the Ringstars' investment portfolio will be featured in future issues of the Superheavyweight Recruiting Review.
According to Ringstars, no one recruits for the great, inexperienced superheavyweight athletes, the raw talent with championship potential, except the Cubans, who restrict recruiting to Cuba.
Their latest find is a 6'8" superheavyweight, currently the #1 ranked amateur in the world.
www.conservativebookstore.com /creview/features/boxer.htm   (360 words)

  
 Crash Holly's Biography - Entertainment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-22)
Crash came to the WWF as the cousin of Hardcore Holly.
The two do look similar in appearance, and both were convinced that they were superheavyweights destined for greatness.
His ego was as large as that of his cousin, and this led to several quarrels between the two.
maxpages.com /thesix/Crash_Holly - !http://www.maxpages.com/thesix/Crash_Holly   (165 words)

  
 Managing Automation :: Here Come the Super Heavyweights!
They may not be ripping off their T-shirts as they enter the ring, but a new class of superheavyweight robots is making its way into the competitive arena with earth-shaking force.
Ann Smith, director of marketing communications for ABB, says the IRB 7600 will ship in both 400 kg and 500 kg versions in the fourth quarter, and she's confident that the superheavyweight will find a market.
Kuka Robotics Corp., a German-based firm with offices in Michigan, and ABB first squared off over their respective superheavyweights in April at Hannover Fair in Germany.
www.managingautomation.com /maonline/magazine/read/2315   (391 words)

  
 New Page 1
Also featured will be a IFC title fight between two man monsters - the 285 pound Terry "Meat Truck" Schall runs head on into the 325 pound Jimmy "The Titan" Ambriz.
Ambriz is the current King of the Cage Superheavyweight Champion while Schall is is the Extreme Challenge Superheavyweight Champ.
They will face off for the IFC US Superheavyweight Championship.
www.freefightingillustrated.com /IFCtemp.htm   (349 words)

  
 That Burning Question...
I'm thinking, "This oughta be good, this guy is gonna be huge or something!" But I was not using my logic!
If I used logic, I would have known he would be small, because Bob calls himself a superheavyweight and is he big?
So the weeks go by...tick tock, tick tock go the hours (hehe...I love drama!)...Bob has his invitation only superheavyweight match thingie, whatever...*LOL* And Crash comes out to fight him, that was pretty funny...then they bring out that scale...that was funny!
www.angelfire.com /mo2/chfans/why.html   (771 words)

  
 YEHEY!Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-22)
Head coach Sarbelio Fuentes has vowed Cuba would be "primero", the overall champions.
The fight could go down the wire with the perfect overall decider to rest on the outcome of the superheavyweight battle between Odlanier Solis, Cuba's world and Olympic heavyweight champion, and Russia's Roman Romanchuk.
Solis overcame Europe's fourth-ranked fighter in the above 91kg class, Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev on Saturday, while Romanchuk bested top-ranked European superheavyweight Roberto Cammarelle of Italy in a brutal slugfest between two left-handers.
www.yehey.com /sports/full_article.aspx?id=66892   (164 words)

  
 Team Mauser - Strike Terror
Team Mauser consists at this point of one member.
Me, Richard Chandler, and two robots, my SuperHeavyWeight Strike Terror and my AntWeight, Strike Too.
Plans are being made to rebuild and enhance Strike Terror based on my experience at BattleBots.
home.kendra.com /mauser/Bot   (437 words)

  
 Eric DiLauro - Mr.Canada - Male bodybuilder - Competitive bodybuilding
You can also view the complete picture set by clicking here.
I was featured in Gary Bartlett's article about the Canadian Championships in 2001 where I placed 1st in the SUPERHEAVYWEIGHT.
To see all the pictures from that contest, click here.
www.ericdilauro.com /English/media.htm   (203 words)

  
 The Harvard Crimson :: Sports :: THE Superheavyweight Senior
He easily won the superheavyweight class, and his success encouraged him to quit the Harvard football team, for which he played three seasons.
This past spring, with an entire year of training under his belt, Clarke decided to take a chance and enter the open division of the same Golden Gloves tournament.
When Clarke drives down Massachusetts Avenue for the last time in his beat-up 1984 Bronco--"a real piece of --," as he describes it--who else will float like a butterfly and string like a bee?
www.thecrimson.com /article.aspx?ref=221762   (561 words)

  
 Day Of Upsets At Sydney, U.S. Avenges Loss To Cuba, Wins Gold In Baseball - CBS News
But it was American athletes who really stunned Olympics crowds and International Olympic Committee Chairman Juan Antonio Samaranch, who was ready to personally herald Russian wrestler Alexander Karelin with what was expected to be his fourth consecutive gold medal.
Instead a 29-year-old man from Wyoming, who had never won a world or NCAA title, spoiled the ceremony, beating Karelin - generally considered the best Greco-Roman wrestler ever - 1-0 in the superheavyweight gold-medal match.
Rulon Gardner had trouble fathoming his triumph over Karelin, who hadn't been just unbeatable - he had been untouchable - for four straight Olympic Games.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2000/09/27/olympics2000/main236685.shtml   (1833 words)

  
 Career Highlights of Zeke Wilson
USA AAU Powerlifting Masters SuperHeavyweight Raw Division World record,
USA AAU Powerlifting Masters SuperHeavyweight Raw Division American record,
and PA State AAU Powerlifting Masters SuperHeavyweight Raw Division record.
www.bigzekesfitness.com /zwback.htm   (354 words)

  
 Martial Arts Tournaments
On Saturday the sparring, traditional and Open/Creative divisions will be featured.
The World Championship Finals Saturday night will also include the PKA World Superheavyweight Kickboxing Championship to fill the vacant IKF Superheavyweight title.
All the details, including on-line registration, hotel reservations and ticket sales may be found at
www.completemartialarts.com /events/tournaments_3.htm   (351 words)

  
 Welcome To Air Cargo World -- Breaking News
AirBridge Cargo, Russia's first scheduled all-cargo airline, said it completed its inaugural Boeing 747 commercial flight May 12 from Beijing in China to Luxembourg via Novosibirsk.
The new airline is a wholly owned subsidiary of Volga-Dnepr Group, which operates a cargo charter carrier specializing in superheavyweight cargo, Volga-Dnepr Airlines.
AirBridge Cargo said it is positioning itself as a maindeck carrier targeting outsize shipments destined for the Russian marketplace that do not require a full charter, primarily for the oil and gas and mining sectors.
www.aircargoworld.com /break_news/05182004c.htm   (259 words)

  
 SI.com - Boxing - Olympic champ Harrison heads for U.S. - Wednesday June 18, 2003 12:38 PM
SI.com - Boxing - Olympic champ Harrison heads for U.S. - Wednesday June 18, 2003 12:38 PM Sports Illustrated Writers Online
Posted: Wednesday June 18, 2003 12:38 PM LONDON (AP) -- Lambasted at home for beating easy opponents, former Olympic superheavyweight champion Audley Harrison hopes to make a bigger impact fighting in the United States.
Harrison has failed to win over his critics during 10 fights as a pro and his last two-round victory over Matthew Ellis led to a brawl outside the ring.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /boxing/news/2003/06/18/harrison_states_ap   (303 words)

  
 USAMuscle.com Preview: Product Overview
America's best teen and collegiate bodybuilders converge in Pittsburgh for the 2002 NPC Teen & Collegiate National Bodybuilding Championships.
Backstage Posing Part 2 brings you over two hours of intense pumping, posing, and flexing as we feature the lightheavyweight through superheavyweight competitors from this contest.
We set up our private backstage posing area to capture these athletes during the weigh-in, prejudging, and evening show portions of the competition.
www.usamuscle.com /products/detail.asp?ProductID=14038   (194 words)

  
 Yuri Vlasov
He was the superheavyweight world champ in weight-lifting (1959, 1961, 1962, 1963), Olympic superheavyweight champ (1960), silver medalist (1964).
He set many weight-lifting records and was nicknamed "the strongest man on Earth".
As a result, Yuri Vlasov failed to win a Duma seat and decided to run for president.
www.cs.indiana.edu /~dmiguse/Russian/yvbio.html   (178 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-22)
A gold medal to Yevhin Braslavets and Ihor Matviyenko in yachting, in the men's 470 class.
A gold medal to Vladimir Klitchko in boxing, superheavyweight category (over 91 kg or 201 pounds).
A gold medal to Ekaterina Serebryanskaya in rhythmic gymnastics.
pages.prodigy.net /l.hodges/olympics.htm   (581 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Olympian Harrison takes decision over McCafferty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-22)
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NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Olympic superheavyweight gold medalist Audley Harrison labored to a six-round decision over Derek McCafferty on Saturday.
In just his second fight since winning in last year's Sydney Olympics, Harrison was jeered by fans at the Telewest Arena after failing to knock his Scottish opponent down.
www.usatoday.com /sports/boxing/stories/2001-09-22-harrison.htm   (328 words)

  
 Rules & Regulations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-22)
YOUTH 9-10 and 11-12, TEEN 13-16 and 17-19, MASTERS IN FIVE YEAR INCREMENTS and SENIORS OR OPEN FROM 14 YEARS UPWARD, NO AGE LIMIT- some events will offer an optional masters division in five year increments.
BOYS AND MEN- 60, 80, 100, 114.5, 123.5, 132.25, 148.75, 165.25, 181.75, 198.25, 220.25, 242.5, 275.5, 300 and 300.25 SUPERHEAVYWEIGHT.
The formula used in all WNPF meets beginning in 2006 to determine best lifters is (Schwartz, Masters Schwartz and Malone)
hometown.aol.com /_ht_a/wnpf/rules.htm   (3416 words)

  
 ESPN.com: BOXING - Olympic champ Harrison earns second-round TKO
ESPN.com: BOXING - Olympic champ Harrison earns second-round TKO
LIVERPOOL, England -- Olympic superheavyweight champion Audley Harrison sent Wade Lewis to the canvas three times and knocked him out in the second round Saturday.
The 6-foot-6 Harrison (6-0) delivered three well-timed left hands to put the 32-year-old American down at the Liverpool Olympia.
espn.go.com /boxing/news/2002/1005/1441771.html   (208 words)

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