Pete George
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| Men's weightlifting | ||
Competitor for the  United States
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| 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
- ↑ Ohio History Central
- ↑ "1952 Summer Olympics - Helsinki, Finland - Weightlifting" - databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 22, 2008).
- ↑ "1948 Summer Olympics - London, United Kingdom- Weightlifting" - databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 22, 2008).
- ↑ "1956 Summer Olympics - Melbourne, Australia - Weightlifting" - databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 22, 2008).
- ↑ Honolulu Star-Bulletin
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