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Israel José Rubio
Personal information
Born 11 January 1981
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Venezuela
Olympic Games
Bronze 2004 Athens – 62 kg
Pan American Games
Gold 2011 Guadalajara – 69 kg
Bronze 2003 Santo Domingo – 62 kg
South American Games
Gold 2010 Medellín – 69 kg

Israel José Rubio Rivero (born 11 January 1981) is a Venezuelan weightlifter.

Rubio originally placed 4th in the men's 62kg weightlifting competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, but was moved to third place and received a bronze medal when the previous bronze medalist, Leonidas Sampanis, was stripped of his medal following a doping scandal.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics he ranked 13th in the men's 69kg weightlifting competition, lifting a total of 306 kg.

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