here's a question for you ???????

[funk51]

which famous bodybuilder shook adolf hitler's hand at the 1936 olympics???  and no it wasn't arnold schwa.....zzer.

[Montague]

Grimek competed at the '36 games.
 

[funk51]

Grimek competed at the '36 games.
 

you got it monty, grinek told this to bill pearl slightly before jcg died. he came in 9 th among the heavyweights that year. tony terlazzo was the the only american to win a gold that year. i actually met his brother john terlazzo several times when i bought equipment at the york barbell factory[he waited on me] in the mid 60's that's 1960's of course.

[funk51]

  40's team

[Joe Roark]

Yup, results in Strength & Health mag:

Oct 1936 p 32 @ olympic lifting 253- 231- 302.5-= 786.5 for a 9th place finish in the heavywt class which had 13 competitors.

[funk51]

Yup, results in Strength & Health mag:

Oct 1936 p 32 @ olympic lifting 253- 231- 302.5-= 786.5 for a 9th place finish in the heavywt class which had 13 competitors.

thanks joe saves me looking it up.  i'm not sure but didn't josef manger win the class.[not sure will check.

[Montague]

you got it monty, grinek told this to bill pearl slightly before jcg died. he came in 9 th among the heavyweights that year. tony terlazzo was the the only american to win a gold that year. i actually met his brother john terlazzo several times when i bought equipment at the york barbell factory[he waited on me] in the mid 60's that's 1960's of course.

I recalled Grimek being an Olympian then, but never knew about the handshake deal. I don't even know much about history; this just happened to be one of the random facts floating around in my barren head!

 

[keesh1]

Hahah! Nice thread. I love those videos with funny pets. My dog always does some funny stuff. But never on camera. Too bad((

[ritch]

Was a pic taken of that handshake? Grimek was pretty jacked gotta say...

[funk51]

Was a pic taken of that handshake? Grimek was pretty jacked gotta say...

never saw one just heard about it somewhere or other.

[oldtimer1]

I remember an interview where Grimek said he expected to be in the light heavy weight category for the Olympics. They had a crazy rule back then if you competed in a heavier category you couldn't go back to the lighter one. He would have won Gold.