United States · Men's +90 kg, July 1952
John Davis
John Davis (1921 to 1984) was a weightlifter from the United States, with two Olympic gold medals. On record here: the medals at the Olympic Games of 1948 to 1952. Other competitions before 1998 are not listed.
- Olympic golds
- 2
John Davis at the Olympic Games
Weight classes: +82.5 kg in 1948, +90 kg in 1952. The IWF changed its class list in January 1998.
Latest medal on record: 1952 Olympic Games, 25 July 1952, +90 kg, place 1.
John Davis's Olympic medals
Medals at the Olympic Games, newest first, with the class and the place. The total is shown from 1976 on. Up to and including 1972 a total was made of more lifts than today's two: from 1928 the third was the press, in which the bar is pushed overhead from the shoulders with the arms alone, and the Games of 1920 and 1924 also counted one-hand lifts. Those totals are not shown. Results from other competitions before 1998 are not on record here.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Olympic Games 25 Jul 1952 | 1 | not shown | +90 kg | - | No total shown (more than two lifts) | |||||
| 1948 Olympic Games 9 Aug 1948 | 1 | not shown | +82.5 kg | - | No total shown (more than two lifts) | |||||
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