United States · Men's +90 kg, November 1956
Paul Anderson
Paul Anderson (1932 to 1994) was a weightlifter from the United States, with one Olympic gold medal. On record here: the medal at the 1956 Olympic Games. Other competitions before 1998 are not listed.
- Olympic gold
- 1
Paul Anderson at the Olympic Games
Latest medal on record: 1956 Olympic Games, 23 November 1956, +90 kg, place 1.
Paul Anderson by the numbers
How tall Paul Anderson was.
- Height
- 177 cm
- 5 ft 10 in.
Paul Anderson'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Olympic Games 23 Nov 1956 | 1 | not shown | +90 kg | - | No total shown (more than two lifts) | |||||
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