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Offline Frank Rothwell

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Dean Willey, British Olympian
« on: Oct 30, 2011, 04:16 AM »

Dean Willey British Olympian
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Offline morgan

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Re: Dean Willey, British Olympian
« Reply #1 on: Oct 30, 2011, 11:10 AM »
One of the greats, had the pleasure of going on many trips with him and competing against him and a personal friend, best buddies with my brother and as you can see on the vid sooooooooo fast


best in training at 73k bw     162 200

52 -   85 120   

56 -  100 - 130 ish  (guess)

60  122-  152

67.5  145 - 170


all done training alone with no proper regular coach on a bent rusty bar with old weights. blood and guts lifter


commonwealth games Golds  1982, 1986, 1990

Junior Worlds  1982 Gold


8 weeks up to the 1988 Olympics he lived at my house training with me and my brother in our basement gym at the small room at the local Police station where we trained regular
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Offline Shaun Le Conte

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Re: Dean Willey, British Olympian
« Reply #2 on: Oct 30, 2011, 06:39 PM »
It's amazing that he only weighed in at 67.5 kg or less in that video, he looks so much bigger

Impressive lifter, he is in this video too

1982 Commonwealth Games Weightlifting Part 1
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