page_title: Jim George (weightlifter)
hierarchical_section_title: Jim George (weightlifter)
caption_attribution_description: Podium: Jim George, Ireneusz Paliński, Jan Bochenek, 1960
context_page_description: James D. George 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 and set two world record, in the snatch and clean and jerk.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: Jim George, Ireneusz Paliński and Jan Bochenek at the 1960 Olympics
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