John F. TERRY

United States of America
United States of America
WeightliftingWeightlifting
Games Participations1
First Olympic GamesBerlin 1936
Year of Birth1908

Biography

At the 1936 Olympics, John Terry became the first African-American to represent the United States in weightlifting. He was unfortunate in that his best Olympic year would have been 1940, as Terry won the AAU title as a bantamweight from 1938-41. In 1939 he set a world record for the deadlift with 600 lbs (272 kg), considered enormous for his bodyweight and he is still considered one of the greatest ever at the deadlift, pound-for-pound. Terry did make the theoretical US Olympic team in 1940. He worked for many years for the York Barbell Company.

Olympic Results

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