John Davis (weightlifter)

For other people named John Davis, see John Davis (disambiguation).

John Davis
Personal information
Full nameJohn Henry Davis
BornJanuary 12, 1921 (1921-01-12)
Smithtown, New York, U.S.
DiedJuly 13, 1984 (1984-07-14) (aged 63)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Sport
SportWeightlifting
ClubYork Barbell Club
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 London +82.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki +90 kg
World Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 1938 Vienna 82.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1946 Paris +82.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1947 Philadelphia +82.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1949 Scheveningen +82.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1950 Paris +90 kg
Gold medal – first place 1951 Milan +90 kg
Silver medal – second place 1953 Stockholm +90 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1951 Buenos Aires +90 kg

John Henry Davis (January 12, 1921 – July 13, 1984)[1] was an American heavyweight weightlifter. Between 1938 and 1953 he was undefeated,[2] winning two Olympic, six world and 12 national titles, and set 16 ratified world records: seven in the snatch, four in the clean and jerk, two in the press and three in the total.[3][4]

  1. ^ Kiiha, Osmo (April 1993). "John Davis: A Tribute to super athlete". Lift Up.
  2. ^ "Weightlifter Davis continues 14-year winning streak". Olympic.org. IOC. August 3, 1952. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "John Davis". chilovski. net.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Davis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.