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1. Hand-balancing and Agility Press Snatch Jerk LES WELHAM and JIMMY LLOYD Feather S. Kemble 1984 J. Creus ... 210 J. Creus 271 (Bradford) () (Liverpool) 2. Featherweight Class Middle E. Peppiatt W. Watson ... 242 W. Watson Press Snatch Jerk Total 2261 308 (Highgate) (Hackney) (Hackney) *J. CREUS (Elland) Heavy R. Walker 2824 R. Walker ... 297+ R. Walker 363i S. KEMBLE (Bradford) (Wakefield) (Wakefield) (Wakefield) D. HALLETT (Doncaster) N. HOLROYD (Elland) 1 Hon. Secretary, B.A.W.L.A. :

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