Israel José Rubio

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rubio and the second or maternal family name is Rivero.

Israel José Rubio Rivero (born 11 January 1981) is a Venezuelan weightlifter.

Israel José Rubio

Personal information
Born	11 January 1981
Medal record Men's Weightlifting Representing  Venezuela Olympic Games 2004 Athens – 62 kg Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara – 69 kg 2003 Santo Domingo – 62 kg South American Games 2010 Medellín – 69 kg

Rubio originally placed 4th in the men's 62kg weightlifting competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, but was moved to third place and received a bronze medal when the previous bronze medalist, Leonidas Sampanis, was stripped of his medal following a doping scandal.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics he ranked 13th in the men's 69kg weightlifting competition, lifting a total of 306 kg.^[1]

Rubio was arrested on January 25, 2012, in the city of Pescara, Italy, for alleged possession of narcotics.^[2]