Charles Roedelbronn

Charles Roedelbronn
Personal information
Born1960 or 1961 (age 65–66)
Weight140 lb (64 kg)[1][a]
Sport
Country United States
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Weightlifting
Silver medal – second place1980 ArnhemMen's lightweight
Gold medal – first place1984 Stoke Mandeville / New YorkMen's -75 kg paraplegic
Gold medal – first place1988 SeoulMen's -75 kg
Gold medal – first place1992 BarcelonaMen's -75 kg

Charles Roedelbronn (born 1960/1961)[2][b] is an American paralympic weightlifter. He competed at the 1980, 1984, 1988 and 1992 Summer Paralympics.[3][4][5][6]

Life and career

Roedelbronn was born with spina bifida. At the age of eleven, he was taught to lift weights by his father, which brought him to his weightlifting career.[7] He graduated from East Brunswick High School in 1978.[8]

Roedelbronn won three gold medals and a silver medal at four Paralympic Games, competing in weightlifting.[3][4][5][6]

Notes

  1. ↑ Roedelbronn weighed about 140 pounds in 1981
  2. ↑ Roedelbronn was 16 years old in 1977

References

  1. ↑ "Handicapped athlete takes his weight lifting seriously". The Daily Herald. Everett, Washington. June 20, 1981. p. 12. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  2. ↑ "Charles Roedelbronn lifts weights from wheelchair". The Central New Jersey Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. May 5, 1977. p. 19. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  3. 1 2 "Arnhem 1980 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Stoke Mandeville New York 1984 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  7. ↑ Sudnik, Janet (September 13, 2005). "The Weightlifter". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Rutgers offers symposium on diet, cancer". The Central New Jersey Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. May 12, 1980. p. 4. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
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