'King' Joe Amendolaro performing a split snatch back in the day.   'King' Joe Amendolaro peforming a snatch.


"King" Joe has been training and Olympic weightlifting since 1954, when he learned the Olympic lifts while stationed in Alaska with the United States Army. Joe is also an avid cross country skier, and he has been competing nationally and internationally in both Olympic weighlifting and cross country skiing for decades now.

At 85 years old, Joe was still able to press overhead his own bodyweight and deadlift 300lbs, at a bodyweight of 130lbs.

Joe trained daily until he was 94 years old, when he passed away in July 2022. He is missed dearly.






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