Fred Lowe Explained

Fred Lowe (born 19 November 1947) is an Olympic weightlifter from the United States.

About

Frederick Harland "Fred" Lowe has competed in the sport of weightlifting in several different bodyweight categories and stands 5 feet 2 inches tall. He was born in Toledo, Ohio and grew up in Lambertville, Michigan, a small town in Monroe County just north of the Michigan-Ohio state line.^[1]

Organizations

After beginning weightlifting training on 7/08/65, he began competition on 11/20/65 in Marion, Indiana. During his elite competitive years in the senior division, he competed for Chicago's Duncan YMCA and later for York Barbell Club, York.

Weightlifting achievements

• 8th place in the men's Middle Weight in Mexico City (1968)
• 9th place in men's Middleweight in Munich (1972)
• 11th place in men's Middleweight in Montreal (1976)
• Olympic Games team member (1968, 1972, and 1976)
• World Team Member 1969, 1970, 1973, 1981
• Senior National Champion (1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1981)
• Teenage U.S. Records: Press 294 lbs (11/11/67), Snatch 273 lbs (11/11/67), Clean and Jerk 357 lbs (11/11/67), Total 915 lbs (11/11/67)
• U.S. Senior Records: Clean & Jerk 394.5 lbs (2/24/68), 396.75 lbs (6/10/73), 398 lbs (6/6/81), 402.25 lbs (6/6/81), Two-Lift Total: 683.25 lbs (8/31/72), 694.25 lbs (6/10/73)
• First U.S. weightlifter in 75 kg (165 lb) division to clean & jerk over 400 lbs
• First U.S. weightlifter to compete along with his daughter in U.S. Nationals (1997)
• Competed in 16 U.S. National Championships
• Only U.S. weightlifter to qualify for and compete in U.S. Nationals in 6 different decades: 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2011
• Has competed in 15 World Masters Championships
• World Masters Champion 9 Times: 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2010, 2011
• Hall of Fame Inductions:

United States Weightlifting Hall of Fame 1989Greater Toledo Area Weightlifting Hall of Fame 1992Temperance-Bedford High School Hall of Fame (athlete) 2003Greater Lansing Area Sports Hall of Fame 2006United States Masters Weightlifting Hall of Fame 2009 Association of Oldetime Barbell & Strongmen Hall of Fame 2010 Amateur Athletic Union Strength Sports Hall of Fame 2015 World Masters Weightlifting Hall of Fame 2016

External links

• Fred Lowe - Hall of Fame at Weightlifting Exchange

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fred Lowe Bio, Stats, and Results Olympics at Sports Reference . Sports Reference . 4 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130204134021/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lo/fred-lowe-1.html . 4 February 2013 .