Joseph DePietro

Joseph DePietro
Joseph DePietro and Bob Kurland on the way to the 1948 Olympics
Personal information
Born June 10, 1914
Paterson, New Jersey, United States
Died March 19, 1999 (aged 84)
Fair Lawn, New Jersey, United States
Height 1.40 m (4 ft 7 in)
Weight 56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport Weightlifting
Club Bates Weightlifting Club
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1948 London-56 kg
World Championships
1947 Philadelphia-56 kg
1949 Scheveningen-56 kg
Pan American Games
1951 Buenos Aires-56 kg

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Joe DePietro". Sports Reference.
  2. ↑ Joseph Di Pietro. chidlovski.net
  3. ↑ Weightlifting at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight. sports-reference.com


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