Peter George (weightlifter)

Peter George (born June 29, 1929 in Akron , Ohio ) is a retired American weightlifter .

Career

Peter George came into contact with weightlifting as a high school student. He made such rapid progress that in 1946, at the age of 17, he was American champion and at the age of 18 he was world champion in Philadelphia in 1947 , beating the weightlifting legend Olympic champion Anthony Terlazzo . Then he started in all Olympic Games and World Championships until 1956 and won a total of five times. Its reliability was remarkable. From 1946 to 1957 he was either winner or he finished second at all major events in which he started. In 1953 he achieved an extraordinary performance when he trained 8 kg in order to be able to start at the lightweight for team tactical reasons.

Pete George studied dentistry and was a dentist in the United States Army and then in Florida .

International success

(OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, Le = lightweight, Wed = middleweight)

1947, 1st place , World Championships in Philadelphia , Le, with 352.5 kg, ahead of Anthony Terlazzo , USA , 350 kg and Stuart, Canada , 342.5 kg;
1948, silver medal , OS in London , Wed, with 382.5 kg, behind Frank Spellman , USA, 390 kg unv in front of Kim Jung-Sip, South Korea , 380 kg;
1949, 2nd place , World Championships in Scheveningen , Wed, with 385 kg, behind Khadr Sayed El Touni , Egypt , 397.5 kg and in front of Rhanavardi, Iran , 340 kg;
1950, 2nd place , World Championships in Paris , Wed, with 390 kg, behind El Touni, 400 kg and in front of Pushkarew, USSR , 385 kg;
1951, 1st place , PanAm Games in Buenos Aires , Wed, with 380 kg, ahead of Sposato, Argentina , 342.5 kg;
1951, 1st place , World Championships in Milan , Wed, with 395 kg, ahead of Dave Sheppard , USA, 395 kg and El Touni, 387.5 kg;
1952, gold medal , OS in Helsinki , Wed, with 400 kg, ahead of Gerard Gratton , Canada, 390 kg and Kim Jung-Sip, 382.5 kg;
1953, 1st place , World Championships in Stockholm , Le, with 370 kg, ahead of Dimitri Iwanow , USSR, 365 kg and Said Gouda , Egypt , 355 kg;
1954, 1st place , World Championships in Vienna , Wed, with 405 kg, ahead of Fjodor Bogdanowski , USSR, 402.5 kg and Stanley Stanczyk , USA, 390 kg;
1955, 1st place , PanAm Games , Wed, with 405 kg, ahead of Suarez, Argentina, 362.5 kg;
1955, 1st place , World Championships in Munich , Wed, with 405 kg, ahead of Bogdanowski, 405 kg and Ingemar Franzen, Sweden , 372.5 kg;
1956, silver medal , OS in Melbourne , Wed, 412.5 kg, behind Bogdanowski, 412 kg and in front of Ermanno Pignatti , Italy , 382.5 kg

USA championships

1946, 1st place, Le, with 322.5 kg,
1949, 1st place, Wed, with 375 kg,
1950, 1st place, Wed, with 377.5 kg, ahead of Spellman, 375 and Gratton, 375 kg,
1951, 1st place, Wed, with 390 kg, ahead of Sheppard, 390 kg and Spellman, 365 kg;
1952, 1st place, Wed, with 360 kg,
1953, 2nd place, Wed, with 385 kg, behind Thomas Kono , 415 kg,
1957, 1st place, Wed, with 385 kg, ahead of Giller, 372.5 kg