Dave Sheppard
American weightlifter (1931–2000)
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1931-12-12)December 12, 1931 New York City | ||||||||||||||
Died | November 5, 2000(2000-11-05) (aged 68) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||
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David Joseph Sheppard (December 12, 1931 in New York City – November 5, 2000) was an American weightlifter and Olympic medalist.
He received a silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[1]
Weightlifting achievements
- Silver medalist in Olympic Games (1956).
- Silver medalist in Senior World Championship (1951, 1953, 1954, and 1958).
- Pan Am Games champion (1955).[2]
- Senior national champion (1954, 1955, and 1958).
- Set five world records during career.
References
External links
- Dave Sheppard at Olympedia
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90 kg (1955–1991) · 91 kg (1995) · 94 kg (1999–2015) · 96 kg (2019) · 89 kg (2023–)
- 1955: Dave Sheppard (USA)
- 1959: Clyde Emrich (USA)
- 1963: Bill March (USA)
- 1967: Phil Grippaldi (USA)
- 1971: Phil Grippaldi (USA)
- 1975: Phil Grippaldi (USA)
- 1979: Daniel Zayas (CUB)
- 1983: Ciro Ibáñez (CUB)
- 1987: Omar Semanat (CUB)
- 1991: Pedro Rodríguez (CUB)
- 1995: Carlos Hernández (CUB)
- 1999: Carlos Hernández (CUB)
- 2003: Julio Luna (VEN)
- 2007: Yoandry Hernández (CUB)
- 2011: Javier Venega (CUB)
- 2015: Kendrick Farris (USA)
- 2019: Jhonatan Rivas (COL)
- 2023: Keydomar Vallenilla (VEN)
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