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American Olympic Athletes in Weightlifting*
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Athletes
Weightlifting 1904
Heavyweight M
USA
Frank Kungler
Oscar Osthoff
Oscar G. Olson
All around M
USA
Frank Kungler
Oscar Osthoff
Frederick Winters
Weightlifting 1932
Featherweight M
USA
Richard Bachtell
Anthony Terlazzo
Lightweight M
USA
Walter Zagurski
Arnie Sundberg
Middleweight M
USA
Stanley Kratkowski
Sam Termine
Light-heavyweight M
USA
Henry Duey
William Good
Heavyweight M
USA
Albert Manger
Howard Turbyfill
Weightlifting 1936
Featherweight M
USA
Anthony Terlazzo
Lightweight M
USA
John Terpak
Robert Mitchell
Middleweight M
USA
Walter Good
Stanley Kratkowski
Light-heavyweight M
USA
John Miller
William Good
Heavyweight M
USA
David Mayor
John Grimek
Weightlifting 1948
Bantamweight M
USA
Ricgard Tom
Joseph Di Pietro
Featherweight M
USA
Richard Tomita
Lightweight M
USA
Joseph Pitman
John Terpak
Middleweight M
USA
Peter George
Frank Spellman
Light-heavyweight M
USA
Stanley Stanczyk
Harold Sakata
Heavyweight M
USA
Norbert Schemansky
John Davis
Weightlifting 1952
Lightweight M
USA
Tommy Kono
Middleweight M
USA
Peter George
Light-heavyweight M
USA
Clyde Emrich
Stanley Stanczyk
Middle-heavyweight M
USA
Norbert Schemansky
Heavyweight M
USA
James Bradford
John Davis
Weightlifting 1956
Bantamweight M
USA
Charles Vinci
Featherweight M
USA
Isaac Berger
Middleweight M
USA
Peter George
Light-heavyweight M
USA
James George
Tommy Kono
Middle-heavyweight M
USA
David Sheppard
Heavyweight M
USA
Paul Anderson
Weightlifting 1960
Bantamweight M
USA
Charles Vinci
Featherweight M
USA
Isaac Berger
Middleweight M
USA
Tommy Kono
Light-heavyweight M
USA
James George
Middle-heavyweight M
USA
John Pulskamp
Heavyweight M
USA
James Bradford
Norbert Schemansky
Weightlifting 1964
Featherweight M
USA
Isaac Berger
Lightweight M
USA
Anthony Garcy
Light-heavyweight M
USA
Gary Cleveland
Middle-heavyweight M
USA
William March
Louis Riecke
Heavyweight M
USA
Norbert Schemansky
Gary Gubner
Weightlifting 1968
Middleweight M
USA
Frederick Lowe
Russell Knipp
Light-heavyweight M
USA
Joseph Puleo
Middle-heavyweight M
USA
Philip Grippaldi
Robert Bartholomew
Heavyweight M
USA
Joseph Dube
George Ernest Pickett
Weightlifting 1972
Lightweight M
USA
Daniel Cantore
Middleweight M
USA
Frederick Lowe
Russell Knipp
Light-heavyweight M
USA
Michael Karchut
Middle-heavyweight M
USA
Philip Grippaldi
Patrick Holbrook
Heavyweight M
USA
Alan Ball
Frank Capsouras
Super-heavyweight M
USA
Kenneth Patera
Weightlifting 1976
Lightweight M
USA
Daniel Cantore
Middleweight M
USA
Frederick Lowe
Light-heavyweight M
USA
Samuel Bigler
Middle-heavyweight M
USA
Philip Grippaldi
Lee James
Heavyweight M
USA
Gary Drinnon
Mark Cameron
Super-heavyweight M
USA
Sam Walker
Bruce Wilhelm
Weightlifting 1984
Bantamweight M
USA
Albert Hood
Lightweight M
USA
Donald Abrahamson
Light-heavyweight M
USA
Arnold Kritsky
Middle-heavyweight M
USA
Derrick Crass
Thomas Calandro
Heavyweight 100 kg M
USA
Rich Shanko
Ken Clark
Heavyweight M
USA
Richard Eaton
Guy Carlton
Super-heavyweight M
USA
Mario Martinez
Weightlifting 1988
Lightweight M
USA
Michael Jacques
Middleweight M
USA
Roberto Umutia
Light-heavyweight M
USA
Curt White
Derrick Crass
Middle-heavyweight M
USA
Brett Brian
Arnold Kritsky
Heavyweight M
USA
Jeff Michels
Rich Schutz
Super-heavyweight M
USA
John Bergman
Mario Martinez
Weightlifting 1992
Featherweight M
USA
Bryan Jacob
Lightweight M
USA
Vernon Patao
Timothy McRae
Light-heavyweight M
USA
Roberto Urrutia
Middle-heavyweight M
USA
Brett Brian
Heavyweight 100 kg M
USA
David Langon
Wesley Barnett
Heavyweight M
USA
Rich Schutz
Super-heavyweight M
USA
Mario Martinez
Mark Henry
Weightlifting 1996
Bantamweight M
USA
Bryan Jacob
Featherweight M
USA
Thanh Nguyen
Vernon Patao
Lightweight M
USA
Timothy McRae
Middle-heavyweight M
USA
Thomas Gough
Heavyweight 100 kg M
USA
Peter Kelley
Heavyweight M
USA
Wesley Barnett
Konstantine Starikovich
Super-heavyweight M
USA
Mark Henry
Thomas Ingalsbe
Weightlifting 2000
Flyweight W
USA
Robin Goad
Tara Nott
Heavyweight W
USA
Cara Heads-Lane
Super-heavyweight W
USA
Cheryl Haworth
Middleweight M
USA
Oscar Chaplin
Super-heavyweight M
USA
Shane Hamman
Weightlifting 2004
Flyweight W
USA
Tara Nott
Super-heavyweight W
USA
Cheryl Haworth
Middleweight M
USA
Chad Vaughn
Light-heavyweight M
USA
Oscar Chaplin
Super-heavyweight M
USA
Shane Hamman
Weightlifting 2008
Featherweight W
USA
Melanie Roach
Middleweight W
USA
Nathalie Woolfolk
Carissa Gump
Super-heavyweight W
USA
Cheryl Haworth
Middleweight M
USA
Chad Vaughn
Light-heavyweight M
USA
Kendrick Farris
Weightlifting 2012
Super-heavyweight W
USA
Sarah Robles
Holley Mangold
Light-heavyweight M
USA
Kendrick Farris
Weightlifting 2016
Flyweight W
USA
Whitney King Morghan
Heavyweight W
USA
Jenny Lyvette Arthur
Super-heavyweight W
USA
Sarah Robles
Middle-heavyweight M
USA
Kendrick Farris
Weightlifting 2020
Flyweight W
USA
Jourdan Delacruz
Light-heavyweight W
USA
Katherine Elizabeth Nye
Heavyweight W
USA
Martha Roberts
Super-heavyweight W
USA
Sarah Robles
Lightweight M
USA
Clarence Cummings
Middleweight M
USA
Harrison James Maurus
Heavyweight M
USA
Wesley Kitts
Super-heavyweight M
USA
Caine Wilkes
* The list above only shows a selection of American weightlifters - All possible medalists are included in the list.
This information about American weightlifters at the Olympic Games is based on the official olympic reports and the
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