Pierre St.-Jean Explained

Pierre St-Jean (alternate listings: Pierre St-Jean, Pierre Saint-Jean, Pierre St.Jean; born March 28, 1943, in Montreal, Quebec[1]) is a Canadian weightlifter who competed from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s. He competed for Canada at the 1964, 1968 and 1976 Summer Olympics, with a best finish of 10th in 1968.

St-Jean also competed in the British Empire and Commonwealth Games, winning a silver medal in 1962, a gold medal in 1966 and a bronze medal in 1970. He won bronze medals at the Pan American Games in 1963 and 1967.[2]

At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, he took the Athlete's Oath.[3]

He now resides in Orleans, Ontario.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pierre St-Jean. Team Canada. 19 March 2016.
  2. Web site: First Pan American Games in Canada in 1967: Spotlight on Canadian Athletes . Library and Archives Canada. 19 March 2016.
  3. Book: Grasso, John. Mallon, Bill. Heijmans, Jeroen. Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement. Rowman & Littlefield. 14 May 2015. 5. 685. Appendix VII. 9781442248601.