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Once again posted by Josef Eriksson!
Check out this classic footage while many of us are stuck at home during this chaotic mess!
The world champions that year:
52 kg / 114 Lbs: Hideaki Inaba - Japan
56 kg / 123 Lbs: Lamar Gant - USA
60 kg / 132 Lbs: Kullervo Lampela - Finland
67,5 kg / 148 Lbs: Stefan Nentis - Sweden
75 kg / 165 Lbs: Rickey Dale Crain - USA
82,5 kg / 181 Lbs: Mike Bridges - USA
90 kg / 198 Lbs: Walter Thomas - USA
100 kg / 220 Lbs: Kenneth Mattsson - Sweden
110 kg / 242 Lbs: Hannu Saarelainen - Finland
125 kg / 275 Lbs: John Gamble - USA
+125 kg / +275 Lbs: Tom Magee - Canada
The world champions that year:
52 kg / 114 Lbs: Hideaki Inaba - Japan
56 kg / 123 Lbs: Lamar Gant - USA
60 kg / 132 Lbs: Kullervo Lampela - Finland
67,5 kg / 148 Lbs: Stefan Nentis - Sweden
75 kg / 165 Lbs: Rickey Dale Crain - USA
82,5 kg / 181 Lbs: Mike Bridges - USA
90 kg / 198 Lbs: Walter Thomas - USA
100 kg / 220 Lbs: Kenneth Mattsson - Sweden
110 kg / 242 Lbs: Hannu Saarelainen - Finland
125 kg / 275 Lbs: John Gamble - USA
+125 kg / +275 Lbs: Tom Magee - Canada
IPF 1982
Thanks for posting this. I had never seen this before and it sure does not seem like almost 38 years ago.
Dave Schneider