The Greatest Armwrestlers in History

[tomaszwisniowski]

Hi Guys !
On my blog Armwrestling24h I want to create Armwrestling's Hall of Fame.

I need Your opinion about this names and photos of reds
If in Your Opinion sould be someone else, please put His name here...


The list of The Greatest Armwrestlers in History:

Engin Terzi, TUR
Dave Patton, USA
Jerry Janning, USA
Vephkia Samkaradze, GEO
Taimuras Tsakhilov, RUS
Roman Tsindiliani, RUS
Khadzimurat Zoloev, RUS
Rustam Babayev, UKR
Taimuraz Tsakhilov, RUS
Cobra Rhodes, USA
Cvetan Gashevski, BUL
Bert Withfield, USA
Andreas Rundstrom, SWE
Zoloev Kazbek, RUS
Allen Fisher, USA
Arsen Liliev, RUS
John Brzenk, USA
Sharon Remez, ISR
Maxim Maksimov, RUS
Taras Ivakin, UKR
Genaddy Fadzinov, RUS
Jan Germanus, SVK
Johnny Walker, USA
Bill Brzenk, USA
John Buononato, USA
Kevin Bongard, USA
Ruslan Babayev, UKR
Ron Bath, USA
Sylvain Perron, CAN
Yoshinobu Kanai, JAP
David Tchelidze, GEO
Rasul Tcohaev, RUS
Marcio Barboza, BRA
Denis Cyplenkov, RUS
Andrey Antonov, RUS
Crazzy George, CAN
Mike Gould, CAN
Tim Bresnan, USA
Clay Rosencrans
Janis Amolins, LAT
Michael Todd, USA
Don Undrewood, USA
Erekle Gurchiani, GEO
Ibragim Ibragimov, RUS
Virgil Arciero, USA
Jerry Cadorette, USA
Al Turner, USA
Cleve Dean, USA
Alexey Voevoda, RUS
Travis Bagent, USA
Gary Goodridge, CAN
Alan Karaev, RUS
Vakhtang Javakadze, GEO
Richard Lupkes, USA
Zaur Tskadadze, GEO
Stojan Golemanov, BUL
Andrey Pushkar, UKR
Ferit Osmanli, TUR
Devon Larratt, CAN
Jaba GETIASHVILI, GEO
Lubomir Jaggnesak, SVK
Ion Oncescu, ROM
Olexy Semerenko, UKR
Gela Kubiashvili, GOR
Aslan Kozaev
ARTEM Klimenko, RUS
Wagner Bortolato, BRA

Who else ?

Thanks for your help:
Engin, John and Allen


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[Jimmy Van Orden]

Tomasz, I'd definitely add Maurice Baker, Al Turner, Steve Stanaway and Roy Ridgely. Was Johnny Walker on your list? If not, he should be included, too. JMHO. Jimmyvan

[Eric Roussin]

Of course the sport was much smaller in the early days, but Duane "Tiny" Benedix was the super heavyeight Petaluma World Wristwrestling Champion three times during the '60s, and Jim Dolcini won the title four times in the early '70s.

[Eric Roussin]

I would also include Earl Wilson (CAN). He's won 21 national titles and has won 18 medals at the WAF Worlds (11 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze).

[Eric Roussin]

As for women, the two most obvious choices from North America are Dot Jones and Barb Schlegel (Zalepa).

[Eric Roussin]

Of the names listed in red, I agree that all could be part of a hall of fame, but there is no question at all that Dave Patton, Johnny Walker, and Cleve Dean deserve to be included. These three men were clearly the best in their respective classes for many years.

[enginterzi]

Aug 18, 2010 7:58:32 GMT -5 Jimmy Van Orden said:

Tomasz, I'd definitely add Maurice Baker, Al Turner, Steve Stanaway and Roy Ridgely. Was Johnny Walker on your list? If not, he should be included, too. JMHO. Jimmyvan

i see Walker and Turner on the list.

IMO majority of the athletes who are on that list deserves to be there.

there are a lot of multiple times WAF winners such as Dmitry from Ukraine who for sure has more than 5 WAF titles and all of them in senior division.he should be added as well.

there are about 20 Russian armwrestlers,who are not on this list,but have better record than some of the pullers who are listed here.some of them are;

4 times WAF champion Shamil Karajaev

Bolataev Vladimir multiple times World and European Champion

Gioev Mairbek multiple times World and European Champion

Khuadonov Artur multiple times World and European Champion

Khugaev Aslanbek multiple times World and European Champion

Kokoev Ruslan multiple times World and European Champion

Skodtaev Anatoly multiple times World and European Champion

Tamaev Totraz multiple times World and European Champion


Garrido Laso and Ivan Portela from Spain also has better records than some of the names on the list.they have won multiple times WAF championships (none in junior-disabled or masters).

where is 3 times WAF champion Haydar Gildil who has wins over Vephkia (4 times),Karajaev,Hubulov,Gashevski,Andreas,Pascal and many others?

where is Niyazi Kurt who has 2 times WAF and 2 times European titles and has wins over Bill Sinks, Zoloev Kazbek,Kote, Semerenko, Maskevich,Denis Dubreuil and many others.



but i agree with the majority of that list.

[enginterzi]

btw,a Greatest Armwrestler should be some one who (at least in some of his career) was-is considered to be the best in the World in his weight category.or at least almost as good as the best one in his category.for example Patton-Fisher competetions or Brzenk-Bath competetions or John Brzenk-Bill Brzenk or Goodrich-Dean or Alan-Javahadze or Gashevski-Vephkia-Karajaev-Haydar-Tschakilov or Taras-Germanus or John-Travis-Pushkar-Ferit or Fadzinov-Semerenko etc.

[Eric Roussin]

Do you feel titles in non-open classes (i.e. masters) should be excluded?

[enginterzi]

i do not know who is the fastest guy in the world in masters class,do you know who he is?

i do not know who is the strongest olympic weight lifter in the world in masters class,do you know who he is?

in wrestling? there can be more examples.my point is that if the question is the greatest then it can not be divided to ages as how it is in the olympic games.

weight class should be the only division as its in every strength sport. but if you are the greatest then you should prove this against anyone at your size,not only at your age.so in short juniors,disabled and masters can not be considered same as open class.


i have never seen any sport that its masters class athletes are compared with its open class athletes in same category.

[Florian Kellersmann]

In my opinion a list called "the greatest armwrestlers in history" should be much shorter and with higher standards.

[tomaszwisniowski]

Thanks Guys for help and two new good ideas:
- Women The Greatest Armwrestler's List
- Record of evrery one

Red color on the 1st list means ONLY I need a pics of this PULLERS


The Greatest Armwrestlers in History

MEN

Engin Terzi, TUR
Dave Patton, USA
Jerry Janning, USA
Vephkia Samkaradze, GEO
Taimuras Tsakhilov, RUS
Roman Tsindiliani, RUS
Khadzimurat Zoloev, RUS
Rustam Babayev, UKR
Taimuraz Tsakhilov, RUS
Cobra Rhodes, USA
Cvetan Gashevski, BUL
Bert Withfield, USA
Andreas Rundstrom, SWE
Zoloev Kazbek, RUS
Allen Fisher, USA
Arsen Liliev, RUS
John Brzenk, USA
Sharon Remez, ISR
Maxim Maksimov, RUS
Taras Ivakin, UKR
Genaddy Fadzinov, RUS
Jan Germanus, SVK
Johnny Walker, USA
Bill Brzenk, USA
John Buononato, USA
Kevin Bongard, USA
Ruslan Babayev, UKR
Ron Bath, USA
Sylvain Perron, CAN
Yoshinobu Kanai, JAP
David Tchelidze, GEO
Rasul Tcohaev, RUS
Marcio Barboza, BRA
Denis Cyplenkov, RUS
Andrey Antonov, RUS
Crazzy George, CAN
Mike Gould, CAN
Tim Bresnan, USA
Clay Rosencrans
Janis Amolins, LAT
Michael Todd, USA
Don Undrewood, USA
Erekle Gurchiani, GEO
Ibragim Ibragimov, RUS
Virgil Arciero, USA
Jerry Cadorette, USA
Al Turner, USA
Cleve Dean, USA
Alexey Voevoda, RUS
Travis Bagent, USA
Gary Goodridge, CAN
Alan Karaev, RUS
Vakhtang Javakadze, GEO
Richard Lupkes, USA
Zaur Tskadadze, GEO
Stojan Golemanov, BUL
Andrey Pushkar, UKR
Ferit Osmanli, TUR
Devon Larratt, CAN
Jaba GETIASHVILI, GEO
Lubomir Jaggnesak, SVK
Ion Oncescu, ROM
Olexy Semerenko, UKR
Gela Kubiashvili, GOR
Aslan Kozaev
ARTEM Klimenko, RUS
Wagner Bortolato, BRA

Added Names

Shamil Karajaev 4 times WAF champion
Bolataev Vladimir multiple times World and European Champion
Gioev Mairbek multiple times World and European Champion
Khuadonov Artur multiple times World and European Champion
Khugaev Aslanbek multiple times World and European Champion
Kokoev Ruslan multiple times World and European Champion
Skodtaev Anatoly multiple times World and European Champion
Tamaev Totraz multiple times World and European Champion
Bill Collins 93 WWC worlds-open
-95 Gold bear (moscow)-open, -96 NAWA worlds-open, -2002 WWC-worlds-master, -2005 WAF-worlds-masters, -2008-WAF worlds-masters
Duane "Tiny" Benedix 3 X super heavyeight Petaluma World Wristwrestling Champion
Jim Dolcini 4 X Petaluma World Wristwrestling Champion
Earl Wilson ,CAN - 21 X National Champion and has won 18 medals at the WAF Worlds (11 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze).
Garrido Laso, ESP
Ivan Portela, ESP




WOMEN
Dot Jones
Barb Schlegel (Zalepa).
Margie Ciaccio -42 X National Champion

[Michael Phaup]

Aug 18, 2010 9:45:42 GMT -5 Florian Kellersmann said:

In my opinion a list called "the greatest armwrestlers in history" should be much shorter and with higher standards.

I completely agree. I mean, how many greatest can there be?

[Fabio Nimis]

Aug 18, 2010 9:45:42 GMT -5 Florian Kellersmann said:

In my opinion a list called "the greatest armwrestlers in history" should be much shorter and with higher standards.

I totally agree with you Florian, but I also imagine that would be difficult to decide who to include in and who not...
maybe it's not even so important to make such list, I don't see the sense of a big list all of fame open weight, too long and complicate in my opinion even with higher standards...

Really better choice would be to divide it in weight classes as Engin well did in his rankings

Anyway higher standards are necessary in every case, because everyone claim the legends of his own country and would want to include them...

For example I could quote Emanuele Bruni and Riccardo Niccolini from Italy, Bruni World Champion 1992 and European Champion 1996 both in 110 kg class and Niccolini 4 times 2nd at Worlds (1986-88-89-1990) and finally World Champ in 1991

But are they as great as many other names in the list?? No.

With lower standars there would be TOO MANY NAMES to include.

[tomaszwisniowski]

Posted by Florian Kellersmann

In my opinion a list called "the greatest armwrestlers in history" should be much shorter and with higher standards.


Florian now we talk about the Great People with respect and collect information obout them.