Sport Weightlifting Education Ohio State University Height 1.78 m | Role Weightlifter Name Jim George | |
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Born June 1, 1935 (age 88) ( 1935-06-01 ) Akron, Ohio, United States | ||
James D. George (born June 1, 1935) is a retired American weightlifter. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a bronze and a silver medal, respectively.
George is the son of Bulgarian immigrants from Macedonia. His elder brother, Pete George, is also a retired Olympic weightlifter. Jim was a four-time AAU champion and the 1959 Pan American champion in the light-heavyweight division. He also won four medals at the world championships (1955–1959) and set two world record (1956), in the snatch and clean and jerk.
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