Lee James
Encyclopedia
Lee Roy James was an Olympic
weightlifter for the United States
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Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
weightlifter for the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Weightlifting achievements
- Silver Medalist in Olympic Games (1976)
- Silver Medalist in Senior World Championships (1976)
- Senior American record holder in snatchSnatch (weightlifting)The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead...
(1972-1992) - Senior National Champion (1976 and 1978)