Mark Cameron (born October 10, 1952) is an American athlete. He was an Olympic weightlifter for the United States.
Personal information
Cameron was born in Clinton, Massachusetts in 1952. As a grown adult, Cameron stood at 5 foot 10 inches and weighed 240 pounds.
Organizations
Cameron was affiliated with the Central Falls Weightlifting Club (RI) and later with the York Barbell Club in York, Pennsylvania.
Weightlifting achievements
- Bronze Medalist in Senior World Championships (1977)
- Pan American Games Champion (1979)
- Silver Medalist in Pan Am Games (1975)
- Senior National Champion (1975–1980)
- Olympic Games team member (1976 and 1980)
- Lightest and youngest American to clean and jerk over 500 pounds.
- Senior American record holder in clean and jerk (1972–1992).
- Served as Chairman of the Board for USA Weightlifting (2008–2010).
References
- ^ "Mark Cameron Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports -Reference". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
External links
| Pan American Champions in Weightlifting – Men's Heavyweight | |
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| +90 kg (1951–1967) · 110 kg (1971–1991) · 108 kg (1995) · 105 kg (1999–2015) · 109 kg (2019) · 102 kg (2023–) | |
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- 1952 births
- Living people
- People from Clinton, Massachusetts
- Sportspeople from Worcester County, Massachusetts
- American male weightlifters
- Weightlifters at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic weightlifters for the United States
- Weightlifters at the 1979 Pan American Games
- Weightlifters at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in weightlifting
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in weightlifting
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American weightlifting biography stubs