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History of the OTSM

By Al Myers

As promised in the USAWA Discussion Forum, I have completed a historical review of the USAWA Old Time Strongman Championships. Now the past history of EVERY Championship Event is recorded.  The below summary is now included in the History Archives on the website and will be updated every year with the new information from the annual Championships.

HISTORY OF THE OLDTIME STRONGMAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Promoted by Eric Todd, KCSTRONGMAN Club)

DATE PROMOTER LOCATION MENS OVERALL WOMENS OVERALL #
9/10/2016 Eric Todd Turney, MO Abe Smith  Heather Gardner 10
9/26/2015 Eric Todd Turney, MO Denny Habecker  none 4
11/1/2014 Eric Todd Turney, MO Eric Todd Jenna Lucht 7
12/7/2013 Thom Van Vleck Kirksville, MO Eric Todd none 7
10/14/2012 Thom Van Vleck Kirksville, MO Chad Ullom Whitney Piper 7
10/16/2011 Thom Van Vleck Kirksville, MO Al Myers none 10

The USAWA OTSM Championships is always one of the best attended Championships in the USAWA every year.  One thing that I like about it is that it draws new competitors to the USAWA.  Several of these lifters much prefer the format of the OTSM compared to traditional All Round meets.  I want to take this time to make a pitch for this years OTSM Championships coming up on September 9th,  at ET’s House of Iron and Stone in Turney, MO.  Eric is the Chairman of the OTSM in the USAWA and has hosted the past three OTSM Championships.  ET always puts on a quality event so I HIGHLY recommend you enter.  He has picked 4 great OTSM lifts – the Hackenshmidt Floor Press, Thor’s Hammer, the Dumbbell to Shoulder, and the Kennedy Lift.  After the meet an exhibition OTSM lift will be tried out for the first time – the Lurich Lift.  If the response is good on the Lurich Lift it will be presented to the EB for new lift status.  So another good reason to attend – as you could be part of the beginning of a new USAWA lift!!

Past IAWA Officers

by Al Myers

These past few months I have been working on a project.  I have been trying to develop a historical archive of the past IAWA Officers.  This has not been an easy task – as this information has not been located in a single source, but rather, multiple sources.  After searching through many past USAWA Strength Journals, IAWA(UK) Strength Journals, past IAWA World Meeting minutes, and talking to individuals who held office, I finally think I have this list complete.  If anyone notices any errors in this list – please let me know so I can get to the “bottom of it” and make the proper corrections.  This archive will be kept on the USAWA website under the “history” section for future reference.  I especially want to thank Steve Gardner, Frank Allen, and Chris Bass for their help in getting this project done. 

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Elected October 5th, 2012 – Salina, Kansas, USA

IAWA PRESIDENT

Al Myers, United States

IAWA GENERAL SECRETARY

Frank Allen, England

IAWA VICE PRESIDENTS

Denny Habecker, United States
Chad Ullom, United States
Steve Gardner, England
George Dick, Scotland
Peter Phillips, Australia
Robin Lukosius, Australia

IAWA RECORD REGISTRAR

Chris Bass, England

IAWA TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

Dennis Mitchell – Chairman, United States
Denny Habecker, United States
Al Myers, United States
Steve Gardner, England
Steve Sherwood, England
Peter Phillips, Australia

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Elected October 3rd, 2008 – Barton under Needwood, England

IAWA PRESIDENT

Steve Gardner, England

IAWA GENERAL SECRETARY

Frank Allen, England

IAWA VICE PRESIDENTS

John Vernacchio, United States
Denny Habecker, United States
Mike Archer, England
William Wright, Scotland
Frank Lamp, Australia

IAWA RECORD REGISTRAR

Chris Bass, England

IAWA TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

Dennis Mitchell – Chairman, United States
John Vernacchio, United States
Denny Habecker, United States
Steve Gardner, England
Bill Chapman, Australia
Steve Sherwood, England

IAWA MEDICAL COMMITTEE

Joe Caron – Chairman, United States

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Elected October 1st, 2004 – Burton on Trent, England

IAWA PRESIDENT

Steve Gardner, England

IAWA GENERAL SECRETARY

Frank Allen, England

IAWA VICE PRESIDENTS

John Vernacchio, United States
Denny Habecker, United States
Mike Archer, England
William Wright, Scotland
Frank Lamp, Australia

IAWA TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

Dennis Mitchell – Chairman, United States
John Vernacchio, United States
Denny Habecker, United States
Steve Gardner, England
Bill Chapman, Australia
Steve Sherwood, England

IAWA MEDICAL COMMITTEE

Joe Caron – Chairman, United States

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Elected September 1st, 2000 – Walpole, Massachusetts, United States

IAWA PRESIDENT

Howard Prechtel, United States
(Steve Gardner, England, was appointed the duties of President in 2001 after Howard Prechtel’s resignation)

IAWA GENERAL SECRETARY

Frank Allen, England

IAWA VICE PRESIDENTS

John Vernacchio, United States
Frank Lamp, Australia
William Wright, Scotland
Mike Archer, England
Steve Gardner, England

IAWA TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

Dennis Mitchell – Chairman, United States
John Vernacchio, United States
Denny Habecker, United States
Steve Gardner, England
William Wright, Scotland
Steve Sherwood, England

IAWA MEDICAL COMMITTEE

Joe Caron – Chairman, United States

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September 20th, 1996 – Glasgow, Scotland

IAWA PRESIDENT

Howard Prechtel, United States

IAWA GENERAL SECRETARY

Frank Allen, England

IAWA VICE PRESIDENTS

Frank Lamp, Australia
Mike Archer, England
William Wright, Scotland
Steve Gardner, England
John Vernacchio, United States

IAWA TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

Dennis Mitchell – Chairman, United States
Denny Habecker, United States
John Vernacchio, United States
Steve Gardner, England
Steve Sherwood, England
William Wright, Scotland

IAWA MEDICAL COMMITTEE

Joe Caron – Chairman, United States
Steve Sherwood, England

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Elected September 11th, 1992 – Twickenham, London, England

IAWA PRESIDENT

Frank Allen, England

IAWA GENERAL SECRETARY

John McKean, United States

IAWA TREASURERS

Bill Clark, United States
Frank Allen, England

IAWA VICE PRESIDENTS

Frank Lamp, Australia
Mike Archer, England
William Wright, Scotland
Steve Gardner, England
Frank Ciavattone, United States
John Vernacchio, United States
Howard Prechtel, United States

IAWA TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

Mike Archer – Chairman, England
Adrian Blindt, England
Bob Smith, England
Ken Edge, England
Art Montini, United States
Bob Moore, United States

IAWA RESEARCH COMMITTEE

Bill Clark – Chairman, United States
Joe McCoy, United States
Tom Ryan, United States
Terry Todd, United States
Frank Lamp, Australia
Frank Allen, England

IAWA MEDICAL COMMITTEE

John McKean – Chairman, United States
Roger Lynch, United States
Joe Caron, United States
Adrian Blindt, England
Steve Sherwood, England

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Self Appointed July 1st, 1987

IAWA PRESIDENT

Bill Clark, United States

IAWA GENERAL SECRETARY/TREASURER

Frank Allen, England

IAWA VICE PRESIDENT

Jon Carr, United States

IAWA REGISTRAR

Joe McCoy, United States

IAWA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Bill Clark, United States
Jon Carr, United States
Frank Allen, England
Joe McCoy, United States
Tony Cook, England
Clive Nevis, England
Frank Lamp, Australia
Teddy Kaplan, Israel