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Joseph DePietro

Joseph DePietro

American weightlifter (1914–1999)

Joseph Nicholas DePietro (June 10, 1914 – March 19, 1999) was an American bantamweight (56 kg) weightlifter. He won gold medals at the 1947 World Championships, 1948 Summer Olympics and 1951 Pan American Games.[1] During his career DePietro set two world records, in 1947 and 1948, both in the press.[2] DePietro had very short arms and body, so that the bar was barely clearing his head when he was lifting it.[3]

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    "Joe DePietro". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
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    Joseph Di Pietro. chidlovski.net
  3. [3]
    Weightlifting at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight. sports-reference.com
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