Donald Robert Abrahamson Jr. (born September 19, 1957) is an American

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. He competed in the

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. He initially graduated from the

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with a degree in

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and worked as a

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programmer for a time before turning his weightlifting career professional. He also won the weightlifting competitions at the 1978, 1981, and 1983 U.S. Olympic Festival, as well as winning the

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in 1972 and 1978.

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1957 births Living people Weightlifters at the 1984 Summer Olympics American male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for the United States People from Athol, Massachusetts Sportspeople from Worcester County, Massachusetts 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-weightlifting-bio-stub