Pete George

Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Competitor for the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold 1952 Helsinki -75 kg
Silver 1948 London -75 kg
Silver 1956 Melbourne -75 kg

Peter George (born June 29, 1929) is an American weightlifter and Olympic champion of Macedonian descent.[1] He won a gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[2]

He received silver medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London,[3] and at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[4]

He was the first 15 year old to clean and jerk 300 lbs[5] and was the youngest senior state champion of Ohio at 14 and 1/2.

References

  1. ^ Ohio History Central
  2. ^ "1952 Summer Olympics - Helsinki, Finland - Weightlifting" - databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 22, 2008).
  3. ^ "1948 Summer Olympics - London, United Kingdom- Weightlifting" - databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 22, 2008).
  4. ^ "1956 Summer Olympics - Melbourne, Australia - Weightlifting" - databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 22, 2008).
  5. ^ Honolulu Star-Bulletin