Walter Zagurski Explained

Walter Zagurski
Birth Date:January 12, 1911
Birth Place:Lithuania
Death Date:February 27, 1959
Death Place:York, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation:Weightlifter
Spouse:Ruth Perago Zagurski

Walter J. Zagurski (January 12, 1911  - February 27, 1959) was a Lithuanian-born American weightlifter who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.[1] In 1932 he finished sixth in the lightweight class.[1] [2] He was the founding editor of Strength & Health, and he was on the cover of its December 1932 issue.[1] He was active in the York Barbell Club in York, Pennsylvania.[3] Zagurski married Ruth Vanetta Perago (1915–1978) in 1939,[4] and they had four children.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wally Zagurski . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418053753/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/za/wally-zagurski-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . Sports Reference . March 3, 2019.
  2. News: French Weight Lifter Becomes First Champion . The Salt Lake Tribune . July 31, 1932 . Salt Lake City, UT . 10 . December 21, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Walter Zagurski, 48, Former Weightlifting Champion, Is Dead . March 3, 2019 . The Gazette and Daily . York, Pennsylvania . February 28, 1959. 34. Newspapers.com. registration .
  4. "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFSN-KJ4 : Sun Oct 15 14:32:23 UTC 2023), Entry for Walter Zagurski and Ruth Perago, 30 Jun 1939.
  5. News: Mrs. Ruth V. Zagurski . The York Dispatch . September 30, 1978 . York, PA . 30 . December 22, 2023 . Newspapers.com.

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