Joseph Precott Pitman (August 21, 1924 – June 1, 2018)
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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 ...
who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...
. He was born in Laconia, New Hampshire
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.United States Olympic Training Center
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See also
*Weightlifting at the 1951 Pan American Games
The 1951 Pan American Games, first Pan American Games in Buenos Aires in 1951 included Olympic weightlifting, weightlifting competitions in various weight categories. The U.S. athlete John Davis (weightlifter), John Davis won the heavyweight even ...
*Weightlifting at the 1955 Pan American Games Weightlifting at the 1955 Pan American Games was contested in Mexico City, Mexico, as part of the second edition of the multi-sport event held from March 12 to March 26, 1955. The competition featured seven men’s weight classes—ranging from bant ...
References
1924 births
2018 deaths
People from Laconia, New Hampshire
Sportspeople from New Hampshire
American male weightlifters
Olympic weightlifters for the United States
Weightlifters at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in weightlifting
People associated with physical culture
Weightlifters at the 1951 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games
20th-century American sportsmen
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