Birth Date: | 1 June 1935 |
Birth Place: | Akron, Ohio, United States |
Height: | 1.78m (05.84feet) |
Weight: | 81–83 kg |
Sport: | Weightlifting |
Show-Medals: | yes |
James D. George (born June 1, 1935) is a retired American weightlifter. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a bronze and a silver medal, respectively.[1]
George is the son of Bulgarian immigrants from Macedonia.[2] His elder brother, Pete George, is also a retired Olympic weightlifter. Jim was a four-time AAU champion and the 1959 Pan American champion in the light-heavyweight division. He also won four medals at the world championships (1955–1959) and set two world record (1956), in the snatch and clean and jerk.[1] [3]