Terry Todd

Terry Todd
Born(1938-01-01)January 1, 1938[1]
DiedJuly 7, 2018(2018-07-07) (aged 80)
Austin, Texas, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Texas, Austin
Occupation(s)powerlifting, Olympic weightlifting, historian
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Spouse
(m. 1973)
Competition record
Powerlifting
Representing  United States
AAU US National Championships[1]
1st 1964 +90kg
1st 1965 +90kg
2nd 1966 +90kg
Olympic weightlifting
Representing  United States
Junior National Weightlifting Championships
1st 1963 +90kg

Terence (Terry) Todd January 1, 1938 – July 7, 2018) was an American powerlifter, and Olympic weightlifter.[2] Todd was co-founder of the H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports, co-editor of Iron Game History: The Journal of Physical Culture, and creator and event director of the Arnold Strongman Classic.[3]

Todd also held a career as a journalist on the staff of Sports Illustrated magazine, as well as doing commentary for CBS, NBC, ESPN and National Public Radio.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Todd Terry - powerlifting and bench press performances, records, bio, photo, video". En.allpowerlifting.com. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  2. ^ "Hall of Fame: Terry Todd". Archived from the original on March 24, 2009. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Feature Story: Body of Work: Two record-setting powerlifters pump up world's largest physical culture collection". Utexas.edu. Archived from the original on 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2014-06-27.