Charles Roedelbronn
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| Born | 1960 or 1961 (age 63–64) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 140 lb (64 kg)[1][a] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles Roedelbronn (born 1960/1961)[2][b] is an American paralympic weightlifter. He competed at the 1980, 1984, 1988 and 1992 Summer Paralympics.[3][4][5][6]
Life and career
[edit]Roedelbronn was born with spina bifida. At the age of eleven, he was taught to lift weights by his father, which brought him to his weightlifting career.[7] He graduated from East Brunswick High School in 1978.[8]
Roedelbronn won three gold medals and a silver medal at four Paralympic Games, competing in weightlifting.[3][4][5][6]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Handicapped athlete takes his weight lifting seriously". The Daily Herald. Everett, Washington. June 20, 1981. p. 12. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Charles Roedelbronn lifts weights from wheelchair". The Central New Jersey Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. May 5, 1977. p. 19. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Arnhem 1980 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ a b "Stoke Mandeville New York 1984 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ a b "Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ a b "Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ Sudnik, Janet (September 13, 2005). "The Weightlifter". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ "Rutgers offers symposium on diet, cancer". The Central New Jersey Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. May 12, 1980. p. 4. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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Categories:
- 1950s births
- Living people
- American male weightlifters
- Weightlifters at the 1980 Summer Paralympics
- Weightlifters at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
- Weightlifters at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in weightlifting
- Paralympic gold medalists for the United States
- Paralympic silver medalists for the United States