Donald Robert Abrahamson Jr. (born September 19, 1957) is an American weightlifter. He competed in the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

. He initially graduated from the University of Central Florida with a degree in computer science and worked as a software programmer for a time before turning his weightlifting career professional. He also won the weightlifting competitions at the 1978, 1981, and 1983

U.S. Olympic Festival The U.S. Olympic Festival was a junior multi-sport event held in the United States by the United States Olympic Committee in the years between the Olympic Games. It was started in 1978 as an American counterpart to the communist Spartakiad – a si ...

, as well as winning the U.S. Nationals in 1972 and 1978.

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