Bruce George Cameron (born 1941/42) is a former weightlifter for New Zealand. He won two bronze medals at

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representing New Zealand. Cameron's early sporting career was as a rugby union player, touring Australia with the Junior All Blacks in 1964, but he later took up weightlifting due to injury. Cameron competed in the 60 kg division in weightlifting at the

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, finishing eighth. He won the bronze medal at the

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in the men's 67.5 kg grade. Then four years later at the

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he won the bronze medal in the same grade. He was a New Zealand Olympic team selector from 1977 to 2005. In 1990, Cameron was awarded the

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. In the

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, he was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to sport.

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