Dave Sheppard

Dave Sheppard

Personal information

Nationality

American

Born

December 12, 1931

Died

November 5, 2000 (aged 68)

Sport

Sport

Weightlifting

Medal record

Men's weightlifting

Representing the United States
Olympic Games
	1956 Melbourne	Middle heavyweight

David Joseph Sheppard (December 12, 1931 in New York City – November 5, 2000) was an American weightlifter and Olympic medalist.

He received a silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. He was also a four-time runner-up at the Senior World Championship, losing the 1951 title to Pete George on countback.

Weightlifting achievements

Silver medalist in Olympic Games (1956).
Silver medalist in Senior World Championship (1951, 1953, 1954, and 1958).
Pan Am Games champion (1955).
Senior national champion (1954, 1955, and 1958).
Set five world records during career.

References

1 2 "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Weightlifting" Archived 2007-08-27 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 22, 2008).
↑ "Dave Sheppard" – Lift Up (Retrieved on May 4, 2010).

External links

Dave Sheppard at Olympedia

Dave Sheppard at InterSportStats

Pan American Champions in Weightlifting – Men's Middle-heavyweight

90 kg (1955–1991) · 91 kg (1995) · 94 kg (1999–2015) · 96 kg (2019) · 89 kg (2023–)

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