John Davis (weightlifter)

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Olympic medal record
Men’s Weightlifting
Gold 1948 London Heavyweight
Gold 1952 Helsinki Heavyweight

John Henry Davis (January 12, 1921 – July 13, 1984) was an Olympic weightlifter for the United States. He was self coached.

[edit] Weightlifting achievements

  • Olympic Champion (1948 and 1952)
  • Senior World Champion (1938, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, & 1951)
  • Silver Medalist at Senior World Championships (1953)

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Olympic Champions in Weightlifting Heavyweight
1920-1948: +82.5 kg, 1952-1968: +90 kg, 1972+1976: 90-110 kg, 1980-1992: 100-110 kg, 1996: 99-108 kg, 2000+2004: 94-105 kg
1920: Filippo Bottino • 1924: Giuseppe Tonani • 1928: Josef Straßberger • 1932: Jaroslav Skobla • 1936: Josef Manger • 1948+1952: John Davis • 1956: Paul Anderson • 1960: Yury Vlasov • 1964+1968: Leonid Zhabotinsky • 1972: Jaan Talts • 1976: Yuri Zaitsev • 1980: Leonid Taranenko • 1984: Norberto Oberburger • 1988: Yury Zakharevitch • 1992: Ronny Weller • 1996: Timur Taymazov • 2000: Hossein Tavakoli • 2004: Dmitry Berestov


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