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Pete George
Personal information
Full namePeter T. George
BornJune 29, 1929 (1929-06-29) (age 95)
Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki -75 kg
Silver medal – second place 1948 London -75 kg
Silver medal – second place 1956 Melbourne -75 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1951 Buenos Aires Weightlifting

Peter T. "Pete" George[1] (born June 29, 1929) is an American weightlifter and Olympic and World champion of Macedonian descent.[2] He won a gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[3] He also won 5 World championships outside of the Olympics in 1947, 1951, 1953, 1954, and 1955. He placed second at the World Championships in 1949, and 1950, making a total of 10 medals in World and Olympic competition. He also set 4 world records, 3 in the clean and jerk, and 1 in the total.

Born in Akron, Ohio,[1] he received silver medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London,[4] and at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[5]

He was the first 15-year-old to clean and jerk 300 lbs[6] and was the youngest senior state champion of Ohio at 14 and 1/2.

References

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pete George". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  2. ^ Ohio History Central
  3. ^ "1952 Summer Olympics - Helsinki, Finland - Weightlifting" - databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 22, 2008).
  4. ^ "1948 Summer Olympics - London, United Kingdom- Weightlifting" - databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 22, 2008).
  5. ^ "1956 Summer Olympics - Melbourne, Australia - Weightlifting" - databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 22, 2008).
  6. ^ Honolulu Star-Bulletin


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