Joseph Dube

Joseph Dube
Personal information
Full name Joseph Douglas Dube
Born February 15, 1944 (1944-02-15) (age 72)
Altha, Florida, U.S.
Competition record
Strongman
Representing  United States
World's Strongest Man
7th 1979 World's Strongest Man

Joseph Douglas "Joe" Dube (born February 15, 1944 in Altha, Florida) is an American weightlifter, world champion, Olympic Games medalist and strongman competitor. He received a bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.[1][2] As of 2015 he is still the last male American weightlifter to win the World Championships in Olympic weightlifting, accomplishing this feat at the World Championships in 1969 in Warsaw, Poland.[3]

Weightlifting achievements

Best official lifts

Best unofficial lifts

Notes of interest

References

  1. "1968 Summer Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Weightlifting". databaseOlympics.com. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
  2. "Joe Dube". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
  3. "World Championship – Weightlifting Medalists". HickokSports.com. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
  4. "Art of the Olympians – Joe Dube". artoftheolympians.org. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
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