Dan Cantore (born August 24, 1946) is a weightlifter for the United States. Cantore competed at 148 lbs standing at 5 foot 4 inches tall. He was born on August 24, 1946, in

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. Cantore works out at Alex gym. He competed at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

and the

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. Cantore obtained his degree from the University of California, Berkeley.

Weightlifting achievements

*Five time U.S. National Champion 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 *Broke American record press twice in 1972, with 303 lbs at the Nationals and 308 lbs at Munich *Broke American record

clean and jerk The clean and jerk is a composite of two weightlifting movements, most often performed with a barbell: the clean and the jerk. During the ''clean'', the lifter moves the barbell from the floor to a racked position across the deltoids, without res ...

twice in 1972, with 355 lbs and then 358 lbs at the Nationals to break

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's record from 1964. *Broke American record ( snatch) in 1974, with 281lbs at US Senior Nationals, old record was held by Tony Garcy, from 1964. *Two time Pan American Champion, and Pan Am record holders, 1973, and 1974. *U.S. Weightlifter of the year, 1974. *Member US Weightlifting Hall of Fame.

References

External links

Dan Cantore - Hall of Fame at Weightlifting Exchange
1946 births Living people American male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 1972 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for the United States Weightlifters at the 1975 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in weightlifting {{US-weightlifting-bio-stub