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All-Time U.S. Olympians
(Sorted by Olympic Games)
YEAR
NAME
WEIGHT CLASS
PLACE
1904
ST. LOUIS, USA
Frank Kungler
Two-Hand
BRONZE MEDALIST
Dumbbell
BRONZE MEDALIST
Oscar Olson
Two-Hand
4th
Oscar Paul Osthoff
Two-Hand
SILVER MEDALIST
Dumbbell
GOLD MEDALIST
Frederick Winters
Dumbbell
SILVER MEDALIST
1932
LOS ANGELES, USA
Rich Bachtell
60.0
6th
Henry Duey
82.5
BRONZE MEDALIST
William Good
82.5
4th
Stanley Kratkowski
75.0
5th
Albert Manger
+82.5
5th
Arnie Sundberg
67.5
5th
Tony Terlazzo
60.0
BRONZE MEDALIST
Sam Termine
75.0
7th
Howard Turbyfill
+82.5
6th
Walter Zagurski
67.5
6th
1936
BERLIN, GER
Walter Good
75.0
14th
William Good
82.5
4th
John Grimek
+82.5
9th
Stanley Kratkowski
75.0
5th
David Mayor
+82.5
12th
John Miller
82.5
9th
Robert Mitchell
67.5
8th
Tony Terlazzo
60.0
GOLD MEDALIST
John Terpak
67.5
5th
John Terry
60.0
6th
1940
HELSINKI, FIN
(CANCELLED)
Louis Abele
+82.5
Did Not Compete
John Davis
82.5
Did Not Compete
Steve Gob
82.5
Did Not Compete
Casimir Klosiewitz
67.5
Did Not Compete
Ralph Scull
60.0
Did Not Compete
Steve Stanko
+82.5
Did Not Compete
Tony Terlazzo
67.5
Did Not Compete
John Terlazzo
75.0
Did Not Compete
John Terpak
75.0
Did Not Compete
John Terry
60.0
Did Not Compete
1948
LONDON, GBR
John Davis
+82.5
GOLD MEDALIST
Joseph DePietro
56.0
GOLD MEDALIST
Peter George
75.0
SILVER MEDALIST
Emerick Ishikawa
60.0
6th
Joe Pitman
67.5
8th
Harold Sakata
82.5
SILVER MEDALIST
Norbert Schemansky
+82.5
SILVER MEDALIST
Frank Spellman
75.0
GOLD MEDALIST
Stan Stanczyk
82.5
GOLD MEDALIST
John Terpak
67.5
4th
Richard Tom
56.0
BRONZE MEDALIST
Richard Tomita
60.0
10th
1952
HELSINKI, FIN
James Bradford
+90.0
SILVER MEDALIST
John Davis
+90.0
GOLD MEDALIST
Clyde Emrich
82.5
8th
Peter George
75.0
GOLD MEDALIST
Tommy Kono
67.5
GOLD MEDALIST
Norbert Schemansky
90.0
GOLD MEDALIST
Stan Stanczyk
82.5
SILVER MEDALIST
Richard Tom
56.0
Did Not Total
Richard Tomita
60.0
Did Not Total
1956
MELBOURNE, AUS
Paul Anderson
+90.0
GOLD MEDALIST
Isaac Berger
60.0
GOLD MEDALIST
James George
82.5
BRONZE MEDALIST
Peter George
75.0
SILVER MEDALIST
Tommy Kono
82.5
GOLD MEDALIST
David Sheppard
90.0
SILVER MEDALIST
Charles Vinci
56.0
GOLD MEDALIST
1960
ROME, ITL
Isaac Berger
60.0
SILVER MEDALIST
James Bradford
+90.0
SILVER MEDALIST
Anthony Garcy
67.5
Did Not Total
James George
82.5
SILVER MEDALIST
Tommy Kono
75.0
SILVER MEDALIST
John Pulskamp
90.0
4th
Norbert Schemansky
+90.0
BRONZE MEDALIST
Charles Vinci
56.0
GOLD MEDALIST
Richard Zirk
+90.0
Did Not Compete
1964
TOKYO, JPN
Isaac Berger
60.0
SILVER MEDALIST
Gary Cleveland
82.5
5th
Anthony Garcy
67.5
4th
Gary Gubner
+90.0
4th
William March
90.0
4th
Luis Riecke
90.0
Did Not Total
Norbert Schemansky
+90.0
BRONZE MEDALIST
1968
MEXICO CITY, MEX
Robert Bartholomew
90.0
9th
Joseph Dube
+90.0
BRONZE MEDALIST
Philip Grippaldi
90.0
7th
Russell Knipp
75.0
4th
Fred Lowe
75.0
8th
George Ernest Pickett
+90.0
Did Not Total
Joseph Puleo
82.5
Did Not Total
1972
MUNICH, FRG
Alan Ball
110.0
11th
Dan Cantore
67.5
9th
Frank Capsouras
110.0
10th
Philip Grippaldi
90.0
4th
Patrick Holbrook
90.0
5th
Michael Karchut
82.5
Injured
Russell Knipp
75.0
8th
Fred Lowe
75.0
9th
Ken Patera
Super Heavyweight
Did Not Total
1976
MONTREAL, CAN
Sam Bigler
82.5
11th
Mark Cameron
110.0
Did Not Place
Dan Cantore
67.5
12th
Gary Drinnon
110.0
13th
Philip Grippaldi
90.0
Did Not Place
Lee Roy James
90.0
SILVER MEDALIST
Fred Lowe
75.0
11th
Sam Walker
Super Heavyweight
10th
Bruce Wilhelm
Super Heavyweight
5th
1980
MOSCOW, USR
Mark Cameron
110.0
Did Not Compete
Guy Carlton
100.0
Did Not Compete
Michael Cohen
82.5
Did Not Compete
Butch Curry
90.0
Did Not Compete
Brian Derwin
100.0
Did Not Compete
Robert Giordano
110.0
Did Not Compete
Jerome Hannan
Super Heavyweight
Did Not Compete
Michael Karchut
82.5
Did Not Compete
Luke Klaja
90.0
Did Not Compete
Joseph Puleo
90.0
Did Not Compete
Callen Schake
67.5
Did Not Compete
Kurt Setterberg
100.0
Did Not Compete
Thomas Stock
Super Heavyweight
Did Not Compete
1984
LOS ANGELES, USA
Don Abrahamson
67.5
13th
Thomas Calandro
90.0
19th
Guy Carlton
110.0
BRONZE MEDALIST
Ken Clark
100.0
5th
Derrick Crass
82.5
Injured
Mike Davis
100.0
Alternate
Richard Eaton
110.0
6th
Albert Hood
56.0
8th
Arn Kritsky
82.5
9th
Mario Martinez
Super Heavyweight
SILVER MEDALIST
Lou Mucardo
100.0
Alternate
Richard Shanko
100.0
7th
1988
SEOUL, KOR
John Bergman
Super Heavyweight
10th
Bret Brian
90.0
14th
Derrick Crass
82.5
11th
Jim Hyde
82.5
Alternate
Mike Jacques
67.5
13th
Arn Kritsky
90.0
11th
David Langon
90.0
Alternate
Mario Martinez
Super Heavyweight
4th
Jeff Michels
110.0
13th
Rich Schutz
110.0
11th
Tony Urrutia
75.0
8th
Curt White
82.5
14th
1992
BARCELONA, ESP
Wes Barnett
100.0
15th
Bret Brian
90.0
13th
Paul Fleschler
90.0
Alternate
Mark Henry
Super Heavyweight
10th
Bryan Jacob
60.0
18th
David Langon
100.0
Did Not Total
Mario Martinez
Super Heavyweight
8th
Tim McRae
67.5
8th
Jeff Michels
Super Heavyweight
Alternate
Vernon Patao
67.5
10th
Rich Schutz
110.0
18th
Tony Urrutia
82.5
17th
1996
ATLANTA, USA
Wes Barnett
108.0
6th
Tom Gough
91.0
14th
Mark Henry
+108.0
14th
Tom Ingalsbe
+108.0
16th
Bryan Jacob
59.0
9th
Pete Kelley
99.0
14th
Tim McRae
70.0
14th
Thanh Nguyen
64.0
32nd
Vernon Patao
64.0
22nd
Konstantine Starikovitch
108.0
12th
2000
SYDNEY, AUS
Oscar Chaplin III
77.0
12th
Robin Goad
48.0
5th
Shane Hamman
+105.0
10th
Cheryl Haworth
+75.0
BRONZE MEDALIST
Cara Heads-Lane
75.0
7th
Tara Nott
48.0
GOLD MEDALIST
2004
ATHENS, GRE
Oscar Chaplin III
85.0
10th
Tara Nott Cunningham
48.0
10th
Shane Hamman
+105.0
7th
Cheryl Haworth
+75.0
6th
Chad Vaughn
77.0
19th
2008
BEIJING, CHN
Kendrick Farris
85.0
8th
Carissa Gump
63.0
14th
Cheryl Haworth
+75.0
6th
Melanie Roach
53.0
6th
Chad Vaughn
77.0
Did Not Total
Natalie Woolfolk
63.0
12th
2010
SINGAPORE, SIN
(YOUTH)
Jessica Beed
63.0
7th
2012
LONDON, GBR
Kendrick Farris
85.0
10th
Holley Mangold
+75.0
10th
Sarah Robles
+75.0
7th
Researched, compiled & updated by James "Butch" Curry,
http://www.lifttilyadie.com