Gerard Gratton

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Gerard Gratton (born August 29, 1927 in Montreal , † July 28, 1963 there ) was a Canadian weightlifter .

Career

The French-Canadian Gerard Gratton grew up in Montreal, attended high school there and began lifting weights in 1945. In 1948 he was a middleweight at 350 kilograms in the Olympic three-way battle. In 1949 he was the first Canadian middleweight champion with 375 kilograms. He competed in many competitions in Canada and the USA , but only once in Europe , at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki , and won the silver medal in the middleweight division there. Gerard Gratton resigned after 1959 and earned his living as an employee in Montreal.

International success

(OS = Olympic Games, Mi = middleweight, Ls = light heavyweight, Ms = middle heavyweight)

  • 1950, 3rd place , USA championship (Guest), Wed, with 375 kg, behind Peter George , 377.5 kg and Frank Spellman , 375 kg;
  • 1950, 1st place , British Empire Games, Wed with 360 kg, ahead of Bruce R. George, New Zealand , 335 kg and F. Giffin, Australia , 327.5 kg;
  • 1952, silver medal , OS in Helsinki , Wed, with 390 kg, behind Peter George, USA, 400 kg and in front of Kim Sung Jip , South Korea , 382.5 kg;
  • 1953, North America. Meistersch., Wed, with 375 kg;
  • 1954, 1st place , British Empire and Commonwealth Games, Ls, at 402.5 kg, ahead of Louis Greeff, South Africa , 367.5 kg and Bruce R. George, 352.5 kg;
  • 1956, 1st place , North America. Meistersch., Ls, with 412.5 kg, before Y. Gagnon, Canada, 322.5 kg;
  • 1958, 4th place , British Empire and Commonwealth Games, Ls, with 370 kg, behind Philipp Caira, Scotland , 397.5 kg, Silvain Blackman, Barbados , 385 kg and Kestell, South Africa, 385 kg;
  • 1959, 1st place , North America. Master class Ms, at 395 kg, before R. Prevost, Canada, 387.5 kg

Canadian Championship

Gerard Gratton has won the Canadian championship in middle, light and middle heavyweight eight times.

credentials

personal data
SURNAME Gratton, Gerard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian weightlifter
DATE OF BIRTH August 29, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Montreal
DATE OF DEATH July 28, 1963
Place of death Montreal