Steve Stanko
Personal information
BornSeptember 5, 1917
Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S.[1]
DiedDecember 31, 1978 (aged 61)[1][2]
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[1]
Weight223 lb (101 kg)[1]
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Representing  United States
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1938 Vienna +82.5 kg
Updated on October 8, 2016.

Steve Stanko (September 5, 1917 – December 31, 1978) was an American heavyweight weightlifter and bodybuilder. In weightlifting he won a silver medal at the 1938 World Championships and set three unofficial world records in 1941: in the snatch, clean and jerk and in the total.[3] In bodybuilding he was crowned Mr. America in 1944, Most Muscular Man in America in 1946, and Mr. Universe in 1947.[1]

Stanko grew up in Perth Amboy, New Jersey and was spotted by Bob Hoffman, who convinced Stanko to move to York, Pennsylvania to work at York Barbell and develop his physique.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Steve Stanko. musclememory.com
  2. The Roak Report. library.la84.org (March 1991)
  3. Steve Stanko. chidlovski.net
  4. Staff. "Sport: Bar Bellmen", Time (magazine), July 17, 1939. Accessed January 8, 2018. "Steve Stanko wanted to be an interior decorator but his father, a Hungarian immigrant, put him to work in an iron foundry close by their home in Perth Amboy, N. J."
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