Joseph DePietro facts for kids

Joseph DePietro and Bob Kurland on the way to the 1948 Olympics
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Born	June 10, 1914 Paterson, New Jersey, United States
Died	March 19, 1999 (aged 84) Fair Lawn, New Jersey, United States
Height	1.40 m (4 ft 7 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Club	Bates Weightlifting Club
Medal record Representing the  United States Olympic Games Gold 1948 London -56 kg World Championships Gold 1947 Philadelphia -56 kg Bronze 1949 Scheveningen -56 kg Pan American Games Gold 1951 Buenos Aires -56 kg

Joseph Nicholas DePietro (June 10, 1914 – March 19, 1999) was an American bantamweight (56 kg) weightlifter. He won gold medals at the 1947 World Championships, 1948 Summer Olympics and 1951 Pan American Games. During his career DePietro set two world records, in 1947 and 1948, both in the press. DePietro had very short arms and body, so that the bar was barely clearing his head when he was lifting it.