Dave Sheppard (weightlifter)

Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Competitor for the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver	1956 Melbourne	Middle heavyweight

David Joseph Sheppard (December 12, 1931 – October 1, 2000) was an American weightlifter and Olympic medalist.

He received a silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.^[1]

Weightlifting achievements

• Silver medalist in Olympic Games (1956).
• Silver medalist in Senior World Championship (1951, 1953, 1954, and 1958).
• Pan Am Games champion (1955).^[2]
• Senior national champion (1954, 1955, and 1958).
• Set five world records during career.

References

1. ^ "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Weightlifting" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 22, 2008).
2. ^ "Dave Sheppard" – Lift Up (Retrieved on May 4, 2010).

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Name	Sheppard, David
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Date of birth	December 12, 1931
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Date of death	October 1, 2000
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