What is Pete George?
'''Peter T. George''' (June 29, 1929 &ndash; July 28, 2021) was an American [[Olympic weightlifting|weightlifter]]. He was later an assistant professor of [[stomatology]]. He was born in [[Akron, Ohio]]. George won a gold medal at the [[1952 Summer Olympics]]. He was the first Bulgarian-American to win Olympic gold.<ref>Peter George, Secrets of the Squat Snatch; Gatekeeper Press, 2018; {{ISBN|1619846861}}, Autoritative review.</ref> George also won two silver medals at the [[1948 Summer Olympics|1948]] and at the [[1956 Summer Olympics]]. George died on July 28, 2021 at the age of 92.<ref>[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/56977 Pete George]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:George, Pete}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States]] [[Category:Olympic silver medalists for the United States]] [[Category:American weightlifters]] [[Category:Academics from Hawaii]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Akron, Ohio]] [[Category:American physicians]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}