Olympians
David Mayor
Sport:
weightlifting
Country Represented:
United States
Years Competed:
1936
Olympic Info:
Mayor was a member of the United States weightlifting team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He competed in the heavyweight division and finished in 12th place.
Career Highlights:
A heavyweight lifter who tipped the scales at 227 pounds in the mid-1930s, Mayor finished second at the 1936 U.S. senior nationals (total lift, 755.5 pounds). The following year, he won the U.S. heavyweight champion with a total lift of 835 pounds and was named "America's Strongest Man."
Birth and Death Dates:
b. Aug. 21, 1916 - d. May 27, 2002
Origin:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
weightlifting
Country Represented:
United States
Years Competed:
1936
Olympic Info:
Mayor was a member of the United States weightlifting team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He competed in the heavyweight division and finished in 12th place.
Career Highlights:
A heavyweight lifter who tipped the scales at 227 pounds in the mid-1930s, Mayor finished second at the 1936 U.S. senior nationals (total lift, 755.5 pounds). The following year, he won the U.S. heavyweight champion with a total lift of 835 pounds and was named "America's Strongest Man."
Birth and Death Dates:
b. Aug. 21, 1916 - d. May 27, 2002
Origin:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania