Pete George
American weightlifter (1929–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Peter T. George[1] (June 29, 1929 – July 27, 2021) was an American weightlifter and Olympic and World champion. He was later an assistant professor of stomatology. George was the first weightlifter of Bulgarian descent to win Olympic gold, which has since been achieved by other Bulgarian Olympians.[2]
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![]() Pete George (left) and Fyodor Bogdanovsky and Ermanno Pignatti at the 1956 Olympics | |
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Full name | Peter T. George |
Born | June 29, 1929 Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | July 27, 2021(2021-07-27) (aged 92) |
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