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04/21/2005 Entry: "4/22/2005: Some lifting contests of Bill March as reported in Lifting News"

Some lifting contests of Bill March as reported in Lifting News: by Joe Roark

Bill March was one of America�s great weightlifters! Here as a handy print-out we present a list of his contests as I have compiled them from the pages of Lifting News magazine. All weights are in pounds.
As always, additions or corrections are welcome!

Feb 1960 p 6 Jan 9, 1960 at Philadelphia Open in 181 class, 2nd place
250 � 235 � 315 = 800

Feb 1960 p 3 Apr 2, 1960 at Empire State Open at St. John�s Recreation Center, NYC Dept. of Parks in 181 class, 3rd place
230 � 235 � 300 + 765

Mar 1960 p 6 Apr 9, 1960 at 10th National YMCA Chps in Philadelphia 181 class, win
255- 230- 315= 800

Jun 1961 p 8 Jun 23-24, 1961 Sr. Nationals in Santa Monica, CA. 198 class, win
310- 280- 360= 950

Jul 1961 p 5 May 20, 1961 Jr. Nationals in York 198 class, win
315*- 290*- 370*= 975* (* = a new junior national record)

Sep 1961 p 3 BAWLA in London 198 class
292- 000- 000= 000

Feb 1962 p 5 Jan 13, 1962 Philadelphia Open in 198 class, win
300- 280- 360= 940
p 8 Dec 2, 1961 at Roland Davis Memorial in Washington ,D.C.
at the Central YMCA as an extra lifter
300- 290- 350= 950

Mar 1962 p 5 Feb 24, 1962 Canada-USA telephone match 198 class, win
305- 270- 360= 935

May 1962 p 8 Apr 7, 1962 at Empire State met, NYC, 198 class, win
310- 280- 360= 950

Sep 1962 p 6 Worlds WL Chps in Budapest, Hungary 198 class, 3rd place
325- 297.5- 391.25= 1013.75

Jan 1964 p 5 Oct 19, 1963 Trenton, Ontario at North American
Tournament 198 class, win
340- 290- 390= 1020

Feb 1964 p 4 Dec 14, 1963 Lone Star Invitational in Dallas 198 class, win
325*- 300*- 380* = 1005* (* = new meet record)

Mar 1964 p 4 Jan 25, 1964 Tri-State WL Chps Passaic-Clifton Y in Heavy
335- 000- 000= 000

Jun 1964 p 21 Jan 11, 1964 Philadelphia Open Heavy class, 2nd place with 995 total
p 21 Oct 26, 1963 Open WL at Camden Y Heavy class, win 1040 total
p 21 Nov 16, 1963 Young Men's Hebrew Assoc Heavy class, win 1045 total
p 24 Sr. Nationals in Chicago at Lane Tech High School 198 class, win
335- 300- 375= 1010

Jul 1964 p 23 May 9, 1964 at Barnegat, NJ, Elementary School Heavy class, win
350- 300- 390= 1040
p 24 Feb 8, 1964 at Jr. Middle Atlantic Chps Heavy class, win 1040
p 24 Mar 7, 1964 at Wilmington YMCA Heavy class win, 1025
Oct 1964 p 20 Aug 21-22, 1964 at Olympic Tryouts in NYC 198 class, win
330.5- 292- 000= 000
[ the Feb 8 event above is listed in Lifting News incorrectly as Feb 22]

Dec 1964 p 13 Jul 19, 1964 at Maryland Penitentiary Heavy class, 2nd place
330- 290- 390= 1010

Apr 1965 p 21 Mar 13, 1965 at Sr. Middle Atlantic Chps in York Heavy class, win
320- 290- 380= 990

Aug 1965 p 15 Jun 11, 1965 Sr. Nationals 198 class, win
340- 290- 390 [395.5] = 1020 (total is new meet record)

Jan 1966 p 6 At Worlds WL Chps in Teheran, Iran misses all his presses
p 10 Sep 25, 1965 at Centre Maisonnevve, Montreal 198 class, win
340- 300- 370= 1010

Jul 1966 p 22 May 7, 1966 at Region 1 meet Newport News, VA win Heavy
325- 285- 400= 1010

Jul 1967 p 17 Pennsylvania State WL Chps in Philadelphia Heavy class, win
325- 280- 360= 965