Achievements in the Weightlifting Cycle: 3 Institute Records

12.12.1962 (Jaunais Inženieris)

On December 1 and 2, the Riga City Youth Weightlifters (born in 1941-1946) competition took place in the VEF gym. In the lightest weight category, 2nd-year mechanic Semyons Nozhnilsky successfully competed, achieving a new institute record in the bench press — 62.5 kg and taking third place in the clean and jerk with 185 kg. For the first time, Tolijs Karkockis (1st year student of the Faculty of Civil Engineering) joined the institute team. After the first exercise — bench press — he was second with a record of 92.5 kg (a new institute record), but in the snatch, with a snatch of 85 kg — he was fourth. In the decisive exercise — clean and jerk, he reached 120 kg and won 2nd place. A good start!

In the light heavyweight category, construction worker Yevgeny Makurin was third with 282.5 kg.

Automatist Artūrs Sliede, competing in the 2nd heavyweight category, reached 345 kg (107.5 + 105 + 132.5). A new institute record and the title of Riga Youth Champion for the second year in a row!

In the team competition, RPI athletes came first in the collective group.