Famous American Weightlifters

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Tommy Kono
(Japanese-American Weightlifter and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Tommy Kono
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Birthdate: June 27, 1930
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sacramento, California, United States
Died: April 24, 2016
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Harold Sakata
(American Olympic Weightlifter and Professional Wrestler)
Harold Sakata
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Birthdate: July 1, 1920
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Holualoa, Hawaii, United States
Died: July 29, 1982
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Mark Henry
(American Professional Wrestler, Former Powerlifter and Weightlifter)
Mark Henry
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Birthdate: June 12, 1971
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Silsbee, Texas, United States

Mark Henry is an American powerlifter, strongman, Olympic weightlifter, and retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearance in WWE, where he was often referred to as the world's strongest man. In 2018, he was made an inductee to the WWE Hall of Fame. A three-time USA National Weightlifting Champion, Henry holds several weightlifting records.

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Jeremy Buendia
(American Professional Bodybuilder and Four-Time Olympia Champion)
Jeremy Buendia
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Birthdate: October 26, 1990
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Roseville, California, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Mattie Rogers
(American Olympic Weightlifter and Four-Time Silver Medalist at the World Weightlifting Championships)
Mattie Rogers
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Birthdate: August 23, 1995
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Apopka, Florida, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Sarah Robles
(American Weightlifter and Olympic Medalist)
Sarah Robles
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Birthdate: August 1, 1988
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: San Diego, California, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Paul Anderson
(American Weightlifter and Two-Time National Champion in Olympic Weightlifting)
Paul Anderson
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Birthdate: October 17, 1932
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Toccoa, Georgia, United States
Died: August 15, 1994
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Katherine Vibert
(American Weightlifter, Olympian, World Champion and Pan American Champion)
Katherine Vibert
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Birthdate: January 5, 1999
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bowlegs, Oklahoma, United States
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
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Karyn Marshall
(American Olympic Weightlifter Who Won the First Women’s World Championship in Weightlifting)
Karyn Marshall
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Birthdate: April 2, 1956
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Miami, Florida, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Holley Mangold
(American Weightlifter)
Holley Mangold
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Birthdate: December 22, 1989
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kettering, Ohio, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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David Berger
(American-Israeli Weightlifter)
David Berger
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Birthdate: June 24, 1944
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Died: September 6, 1972

David Mark Berger was an American Israeli professional weightlifter who won a gold medal in the 1969 Maccabiah Games. Berger was among the 11 Israeli Olympians who were taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group named Black September while visiting Munich, West Germany, to participate in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was 28 years old when he died.

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Kendrick Farris
(American Weightlifter)
Kendrick Farris
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Birthdate: July 2, 1986
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Julius Naranjo
(Guamanian Weightlifter, Coach and Filmmaker)
Julius Naranjo
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Birthdate: June 14, 1991
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tamuning, Guam, United States
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Terry Todd
(American Powerlifter and Olympic Weightlifter)
Terry Todd
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Birthdate: January 1, 1938
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Austin, Texas, United States
Died: July 7, 2018
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Charles Vinci
(American Weightlifter and Olympic Champion)
Charles Vinci
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Birthdate: February 28, 1933
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Died: June 13, 2018
Height: 5'0" (152 cm)
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Clarence Cummings
(American Weightlifter, Pan American Champion and Four Time Junior World Champion)
Clarence Cummings
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Birthdate: June 6, 2000
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
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Jon Cole
(American Powerlifter and Olympic Weightlifter)
Jon Cole
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Birthdate: April 1, 1943
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: January 10, 2013
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Norbert Schemansky
(American Weightlifter and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Norbert Schemansky
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Birthdate: May 30, 1924
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: September 7, 2016
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Kuinini Manumua
(Tongan-American Weightlifter)
Kuinini Manumua
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Birthdate: December 12, 2000
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: American Samoa
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Jason Kristal
(American Weightlifter and Professional Strongman)
Jason Kristal
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Birthdate: 1979 AD
Birthplace: United States
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Kimberly Walford
(Strongwomen)
Kimberly Walford
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Birthdate: November 9, 1981
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: United States