Joe Dube

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Joe Dube (born February 15, 1944), was born in Altha, Florida (Calhoun County) and was an Olympic weightlifter for the United States. He is the last American weightlifter to win the World Championships in Olympic Weightlifting, accomplishing this feat at the World Championships in 1969 in Warsaw, Poland.

[edit] Weightlifting achievements

Bronze Medalist in Olympic Games (1968)
Senior World Champion Gold Medal(1969)
Declared "Worlds Strongest Man" at 1969 Worlds Championships in Warsaw, Poland
Bronze Medalist in Senior World Championships (1968)
Pan Am Games Champion Gold Medal(1967)
America's Cup Champion (1980)
First American Weightlifter to Total in 3 Olympic Lifts 1300 lb
Set twelve American and four World records during career
Inducted in Weightlifting Hall of Fame, York Pa

==Best official lifts===========Best Unofficial lifts

Press 463 lb (210 kg) *Press 475 lb (215.5 kg)
Snatch 369 lb (166 kg) *Snatch 385 lb (175 kg)
Clean & Jerk 474 lb (215 kg) *Clean & Jerk 485 lb (220 kg)
Total 1300 lb (591 kg) *Back (Full) Squat 710 lb. x 17 repetitions

[edit] Notes of interest

Guest of President Richard Nixon at the White House
Special appearance on Tonight Show with Johnny Carson
Keeps up with the sport and regularly gives training advice to young lifters.
An artist of portraits, wildlife in colored pencils, using charcoal and pastels.
Enjoys riding his motorcycle and goes to Bike Week every year in Daytona Beach, Florida.