David Joseph Sheppard (December 12, 1931 in

New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

– November 5, 2000) was an American

weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

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."1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Weightlifting"
– ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on February 22, 2008).

Weightlifting achievements

*Silver medalist in Olympic Games (1956). *Silver medalist in Senior World Championship (1951, 1953, 1954, and 1958). *

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champion (1955)."Dave Sheppard"
– ''Lift Up'' (Retrieved on May 4, 2010). *Senior national champion (1954, 1955, and 1958). *Set five world records during career.

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* 1931 births 2000 deaths Sportspeople from New York City American male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in weightlifting Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in weightlifting Weightlifters at the 1955 Pan American Games 20th-century American sportsmen 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-weightlifting-bio-stub