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Joseph Puleo
Joe Puleo (born 1942) was an Olympic weightlifter for the United States. About Joseph "Joe" Robert Puleo was born in Detroit, Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the .... He was an attorney, but is now retired and living in Fort Myers, Florida.. He competed in his weightlifting competitions as a middleweight, light-heavyweight, and middle-heavyweight. Organizations Puleo was a member of the York Barbell Club, York. Weightlifting achievements *Olympic team member (1968 and 1980) *Senior National Champion (1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, and 1968) *1st in the Pan American Games Middleweight class (1963) *1st in the Pan American Games Light-heavyweight class (1967) References External linksJoe Puleo - Hall of Fame at Weightlifting Exchange 1942 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition with more than 200 teams, representing sovereign states and territories, participating. The Olympic Games are normally held every four years, and since 1994, have alternated between the Summer and Winter Olympics every two years during the four-year period. Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games (), held in Olympia, Greece from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, leading to the first modern Games in Athens in 1896. The IOC is the governing body of the Olympic Movement (which encompasses all entities and individuals involved in the Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
