History of Olympic Weightlifting
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1956 Summer Olympics, Melbourbne, Australia: Humberto Selvetti (Argentina) wins silver medal in the super heavyweight class. Everybody anticipated an easy win by the 'miracle of nature' Paul Anderson (USA) who toyed with world records and outpowered all his opponents prior to Olympics. However, Selvetti seemed much better prepared and stronger at the 1956 Olympics and the miracle was rather that Anderson managed to win the gold.
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