The 2026 Frank Spellman Classic is a USAW-sanctioned Olympic Weightlifting event held at Garage Strength Sports Performance. This meet is in honor of Olympic Gold Medalist, and Malvern native, Frank Spellman.
This competition is a great way to earn a new total for the 2026 competitive year and a perfect last chance qualifier for the 2026 AO Series 1 held at the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio. We hope you join us for a great day of competition, big lifts, and new PRs.
There will be prizes for 1st-place finishers in each session based on ROBI points!
Below is a brief bio of Frank Spellman:
Frank Isaac Spellman (September 17, 1922 – January 12, 2017) was an American machinist and photographer and a middleweight Olympic champion weightlifter. He won a gold medal at the 1948 Olympics, and a bronze medal and a silver medal at the World Championships in 1946–47. He also won a gold medal at the 1950 Maccabiah Games.
