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John Henry Davis (January 12, 1921 – July 13, 1984) was an American heavyweight weightlifter. Between 1938 and 1953 he was undefeated, winning two Olympic, six world and 12 national titles, and set 16 ratified world records: seven in the snatch, four in the clean and jerk, two in the press and three in the total. Biography
John Davis ranks as one of the greatest weightlifters in history. This post takes a look back at his accomplishments as a lifter and his reign as the World's Strongest Man.
Sep 10, 2013 · John Henry Davis lifting original Apollon Wheels. At the age of 17, John became a World Champion in the light heavy weight category in Austria, which made him the youngest contestant ever to win a world weightlifting championship.
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John Davis burst upon the international weightlifting scene in 1938, at the age of 17. Appearing at the World Championships in Vienna that year, in the light heavyweight division, Davis became the youngest athlete ever to win a world weightlifting championship.
The 450-page BLACK IRON: The John Davis Story is the historically based, but fictional reporter’s account of the memories of a legendary figure in American and international weightlifting. Carol and I were moved—I cried—by Kubik’s touching depiction of the garden scenes.
Between 1938 and 1953 John David was never defeated in weightlifting competition. During that period he won two Olympic gold medals, seven World Championships, 11 National Championships, and the 1951 Pan American Games gold medal (in heavyweight +82.5 kg (482.5 kg)).
Here it is, at long last…the author’s tribute to John Davis, the Super-Athlete of the weightlifting world! His meticulously researched account of John’s lifting career, including interviews with friends, training partners, and teammates on World and Olympic Championship teams. Learn EXACTLY what it was like to train with John.
