Jon Cole

High school Cole entered Glendale High School in 1959, where he was all-state in track and field for two years and high school state champion in the Discus throw as a junior and senior. He set the national high school record as a junior and was named to the national high-school All-American track and field team of 1961 and 1962. First place in Discus at the Golden West Invitational (GWI) 1962 (GWI invites the top five athletes of the United States in each track and field event) ASU school record in Discus 199 ft. 5 ½ in. (1966) Selected to the USA track team and competed in Europe 1969

Olympic weightlifting career Due to his focus on powerlifting, Cole competed in only few weightlifting competitions.

Lifters in the early days of the sport went largely without supportive gear, which makes Cole's lifting stats even more impressive. His greatest powerlifting total of 2364 pounds was done on October 28, 1972, when Cole weighed 283.0 pounds. He lifted the bar to his knees, then leaned back and dragged it up his thighs, which he had rubbed with oil. Fellow competing powerlifter Jim Williams called Cole's lifting "Circus tricks" and challenged him to face him at the inaugural AAU World Powerlifting Championships 1971.

Personal records Powerlifting In competition

Squat – raw with ace-bandage knee wraps (905.0 lbs @ 283.0 lbs, which later weighed out at 901.5 lbs) Bench Press – raw Deadlift – in marathon suit (885.0 lb. @ 283.0 lb., which later weighed out at 882.5 lb.) Total – (901.5/580/882.5) raw with marathon suit and ace-bandage wraps (2370 lbs (905/580/885) @ 283.0 lbs, which later weighed out at 2364 lbs (901.5/580/882.5)) 2364 lbs (901.5/580.0/882.5) @308 lb class

6 lift Supertotals Combined official Supertotal (official weightlifting total + official powerlifting total): + = Career aggregate Supertotal (Individual 6 lift PR weightlifting & powerlifting total): + + + + + =

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