Jon Brown (weightlifter)

Jon Brown
Brown in 1976
Personal information
Born1943 or 1944 (age 81–82)
Weight228 lb (103 kg)[1][a]
Sport
Country United States
SportPara-athletics
Weightlifting
DisabilityPolio[2][b]
Medal record
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Weightlifting
Silver medal – second place1972 HeidelbergMen's heavyweight
Gold medal – first place1976 TorontoMen's heavyweight

Jon Brown (born 1943/1944)[3][c] is an American paralympic athlete and weightlifter. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Paralympics.

Life and career

Brown was a watch repairman.[4]

Brown competed at the 1972 Summer Paralympics, winning the silver medal in the men's heavyweight event.[5] He then competed at the 1976 Summer Paralympics, winning the gold medal in the same event.[6]

Notes

  1. ↑ Brown weighed about 228 pounds in 1976
  2. ↑ Brown contracted polio when he was young
  3. ↑ Brown was 34 years old in 1978

References

  1. ↑ "U.S. weightlifter misses predicition". The Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. August 12, 1976. p. 27. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  2. ↑ "Train hard to win honors: Disabled seek achievement". Etobicoke Guardian. Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada. June 9, 1976. p. 25. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  3. ↑ "Wheelchair championships". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Francisco, California. November 23, 1978. p. 35. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  4. ↑ "Wheelchair Sports: Pluck and Pride". The Jackson Sun. Jackson, Tennessee. March 13, 1977. p. 56. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  5. ↑ "Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Toronto 1976 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
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