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Lift Up Acknowledgements

Although the majority of technical, statistical and content research and implementation was done by its author, the project would have never become a reality without a vital contribution of many individuals and organizations.

The author would like to express his special thanks to the following individuals listed in alphabetical order:

Mr. Movladi Abdoulaev (France)
for his contribution and sharing information and knowledge on Olympic weightlifting.
Mr. Dresdin Archibald (Canada)
for his contribution and sharing of his articles and publications on Olympic weightlifting.
Mr. Nicholas Curry (USA)
for his contribution and sharing of his collection of archival video footage.
Mr. Joseph Dube (USA)
for stopping by the site and sharing his unique memories on the glorious era in the history of Olympic Weightlifting in USA.
Mr. Geoff Fleming (USA)
for his contribution, overall support and sharing of his collection of archival publications and unique historical film compilation "Weightlifting 1970s."
Mr. Dan Hwang (USA/China)
for his contribution and sharing of the unique information on Olympic weightlifting in China.
Mr. Robert Kabbas (Australia)
for his contribution, overall support and sharing of his truly amazing historical photo collection.
Mr. Les Kernodle (USA)
for sharing of his photo collection of legendary athletes.
Mr. Peter Kravtsov (USA)
for sharing of his weightlifting data and stats.
Mr. Sergey Lukjanov (Latvia)
for his help on history of weightlifting in Latvia.
Mr. Rob Macklem (Canada)
for sharing of his photo collection of legendary athletes.
Mr. Leonid Pavlyuk (Russia)
for his contribution and sharing of his collection of photos and protocols of weightlifting events.
Mr. Karel Prohl (Czech Republic)
for sharing of his knowledge and memorabilia on history of Olympic weightlifting in Czechoslovakia.
Mr. Michael Rinaldi (USA)
for his contribution and truly contagious enthusiasm about the Olympic weightlifting past and present.
Mr. Frank Rothwell (England/Ireland)
for his contribution, overall support and donating of fascinating original footage of the 1960s and early 1970s.
Mr. Peter Silts (Estonia)
for his contribution and sharing of information and photos of Estonian athletes from his personal sports collection.
Ms. Yelena Vaytsekhovskya (Russia)
for allowing the author to do exclusive translations of her articles and interviews with the legends of Olympics weightlifting.
Mr. Don Weideman (USA)
for his contribution, sharing of his collectible items and overall support of the Lift Up project.
Mr. Neil Wasserman (USA)
for his contribution, overall support and donation of his complete collection of the Iron Master magazines.

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