Joseph Dube

Joseph Douglas "Joe" Dube (born February 15, 1944 in Altha, Florida) is an American weightlifter, world champion, Olympic Games medalist and strongman competitor. He received a bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. As of 2017 he is still the last male American weightlifter to win the World Championships in Olympic weightlifting, accomplishing this feat at the World Championships in 1969 in Warsaw, Poland.

Contents

• Bob bednarski and joseph dube participate in a weightlifting competition during hd stock footage
• Weightlifting achievements
• Best official lifts
• Best unofficial lifts
• References

Weightlifting achievements

First teen age weightlifter in the world to clean and press 400 lbs. accomplished Feb. 1964.

Gold Medal Pan American Games (1967)

Tied for 1st (silver medal due to bodyweight) at the Little Olympics (1967)

Tied for 2nd (Bronze medal due to bodyweight) in 1968 Olympics and World Championships (1968)

Gold Medal World Weightlifting Championships (1969)

America's Cup champion (1980)

First American weightlifter to total 1300 lbs. in three Olympic lifts

Set twelve American and four world records during career

Inducted in Weightlifting Hall of Fame, York, PA

Best official lifts

Press 463 lb (210 kg)

Snatch 369 lb (166 kg)

Clean & jerk 474 lb (215 kg)

Total 1300 lb (591 kg)

Best unofficial lifts

Press 475 lb

Snatch 385 lb

Clean & jerk 485 lb