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Place of Birth: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
About Russ Prior
- Russel "Russ" Prior (July 11, 1949 – February 17, 2017) was a Canadian weightlifter, who represented Canada at international competitions. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Prior first became interested in weightlifting at the age of 15, after reading about the lifting performance of a local resident in a newspaper.
- His father built a gym in their house's basement, and Prior won multiple events at the CANUSA Games.
- Three times – in 1970, 1974, and 1978 – Prior won gold medals at the Commonwealth Games, along with those titles, he earned three Pan American Games gold medals.
- After not being able to compete at the 1972 Summer Olympics due to a back injury, he won the bronze medal in the 110 kg snatch at the 1976 World Weightlifting Championships, lifting 167.5 kg.
- He participated at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the 110 kg event, and is credited with a ninth-place finish.
- In 1978, Prior became the Commonwealth record-holder in the 110+ kg clean and jerk, by successfully lifting 210.5 kg.
- Prior retired from the sport and moved to Winnipeg, where he became a high school teacher.
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