Ron Walker was born on Dec 22, 1909.
He held no less than 21 British Heavyweight records. This included One Hand Snatches of over 200lbs, and most importantly today, a Two Hands Snatch of 297½lbs.
This Snatch of 135kg in December 1936 was the first ever World Record on one of the Olympic Set performed by a British lifter.
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