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Jim George (weightlifter)

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Sport
  
Education
  
Ohio State University

Height
  
1.78 m

Role
  
Weightlifter

Name
  
Jim George


Jim George (weightlifter)

Born
  
June 1, 1935 (age 89) (
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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