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OSCAR
STATE
Sport: Official/Weightlifting
Inducted: 1989
Country: Great Britain
Born: 1911
Died:
Secretary-general of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) from
1960 to 1974, Oscar State managed and coached British and Empire lifters
for the 1948 Olympics and the 1950 and 1958 Empire Games.
During his years of service, the somewhat loose structure of the IWF became
clearly defined. State created the first annual rankings lists and an All-Time
Ranking List. He instituted the registration of Junior World records
and implemented the controversial rule that “World records were not
to be
recognized unless confirmed by international referees.” The IWF’s
first
coaching conferences—1962 in Munich and 1964 in Paris—were
additional
practical ideas organized by State, as were the first doping controls of
medal
winners at the 1966 World Championships in East Berlin. State earlier served
as secretary of the British Weightlifting Association
from 1946 to 1950, and secretary of the British Empire and Commonwealth
Weightlifting Committee from 1948 to 1972. He organized Olympic
weightlifting in Great Britain in 1948 and 1956, as well as many World
Championships and Empire Games. |
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