James Tooley (13 October 1899 – 30 January 1983) was a British

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 ...

. He competed at the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ...

and the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for ...

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* 1899 births 1983 deaths British male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Great Britain Weightlifters at the 1924 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1928 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Birmingham, West Midlands 20th-century British sportsmen {{UK-weightlifting-bio-stub