Charles Roedelbronn

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Charles Roedelbronn
Personal information
Born1960 or 1961 (age 62–63)
Weight140 lb (64 kg)[1][a]
Sport
Country United States
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Weightlifting
Silver medal – second place Arnhem 1980 Men's lightweight
Gold medal – first place Stoke Mandeville / New York 1984 Men's -75 kg paraplegic
Gold medal – first place Seoul 1988 Men's -75 kg

Charles Roedelbronn (born 1960 or 1961)[2][b] is an American paralympic weightlifter. He competed at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Summer Paralympics.[3][4][5]

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.[6] He graduated from East Brunswick High School in 1978.[7]

Roedelbronn won two gold medals and a silver medal at the Summer Paralympic Games, competing in weightlifting.[3][4][5]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Roedelbronn weighed about 140 pounds in 1981
  2. ^ Roedelbronn was 16 years old in 1977

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Handicapped athlete takes his weight lifting seriously". The Daily Herald. Everett, Washington. June 20, 1981. p. 12. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  2. ^ "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. Closed access icon
  3. ^ a b "Arnhem 1980 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Stoke Mandeville New York 1984 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  6. ^ Sudnik, Janet (September 13, 2005). "The Weightlifter". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  7. ^ "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. Closed access icon

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