Researching Russell Knipp
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5 people with the Knipp surname? In that year Knipp was ranked number 3574 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Russell means "red-haired" and is of French origin.
Records of Russell Knipp on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Russell Knipp and the Knipp Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Knipp surname in the USA? Knipp is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Russell Knipp
Russell Knipp
Russell Lowell Knipp (May 21, 1942 – April 9, 2006) was an American weightlifter who held nine world records and thirty-four American records.
He was born May 21, 1942, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He competed in two Olympic games for the U.S. team: Mexico City in 1968 and Munich, Germany in 1972. During his career he won seventeen gold medals in international competition and was a three-time U.S. national champion and two-time Pan American Games champion. He was inducted in the USAW Hall of Fame and the Helms Amateur Athletes Hall of Fame in Los Angeles. He set nine world records in press during his career.
Knipp, a longtime resident of Orange County, California, died of a heart attack while playing golf in Santa Ana on April 9, 2006. He is buried in Jefferson Memorial Cemetery in Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania, a south suburb of Pittsburgh.
At the time of his death he was in training to compete in the "Strongest Man Over 60 Contest". He was then lifting greater than the current "Over 60's Record" when he unexpectedly died.
Source: Russell Knipp, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Knipp
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