Jim George

James D. George (born June 1, 1935) is a retired American weightlifter. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a bronze and a silver medal, respectively. George is the son of Bulgarian immigrants from Macedonia. His elder brother, Pete George, is also a retired Olympic weightlifter. Jim was a four-time AAU champion and the 1959 Pan American champion in the light-heavyweight division. He also won four medals at the world championships (1955–1959) and set two world record (1956), in the snatch and clean and jerk. References 1935 births Living people Sportspeople from Akron, Ohio American people of Bulgarian descent American male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 1956 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in weightlifting Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in weightlifting Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in weightlifting Weightlifters at the 1959 Pan American Games World Weightlifting Championships medalists Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games 20th-century American sportsmen