Fred Lowe

American weightlifter (born 1947)

For the Australian cricketer, see Frederick Lowe.

Fred Lowe (born 19 November 1947) is an Olympic weightlifter from the United States.

## About

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Frederick Harland "Fred" Lowe has competed in the sport of weightlifting in several different bodyweight categories and stands 5 feet 2 inches tall. He was born in Toledo, Ohio and grew up in Lambertville, Michigan, a small town in Monroe County just north of the Michigan-Ohio state line.[1]

## Organizations

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After beginning weightlifting training on 7/08/65, he began competition on 11/20/65 in Marion, Indiana. During his elite competitive years in the senior division, he competed for Chicago's Duncan YMCA and later for York Barbell Club, York.[1]

## Weightlifting achievements

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* 8th place in the men's Middle Weight in Mexico City (1968)[1]
* 9th place in men's Middleweight in Munich (1972)[1]
* 11th place in men's Middleweight in Montreal (1976)[1]
* Olympic Games team member (1968, 1972, and 1976)
* World Team Member 1969, 1970, 1973, 1981
* Senior National Champion (1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1981)
* Teenage U.S. Records: Press 294 lbs (11/11/67), Snatch 273 lbs (11/11/67), Clean and Jerk 357 lbs (11/11/67), Total 915 lbs (11/11/67)
* U.S. Senior Records: Clean & Jerk 394.5 lbs (2/24/68), 396.75 lbs (6/10/73), 398 lbs (6/6/81), 402.25 lbs (6/6/81), Two-Lift Total: 683.25 lbs (8/31/72), 694.25 lbs (6/10/73)
* First U.S. weightlifter in 75 kg (165 lb) division to clean & jerk over 400 lbs
* First U.S. weightlifter to compete along with his daughter in U.S. Nationals (1997)
* Competed in 16 U.S. National Championships
* Only U.S. weightlifter to qualify for and compete in U.S. Nationals in 6 different decades: 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2011
* Has competed in 15 World Masters Championships
* World Masters Champion 9 Times: 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2010, 2011
* Hall of Fame Inductions:

United States Weightlifting Hall of Fame 1989 Greater Toledo Area Weightlifting Hall of Fame 1992 Temperance-Bedford High School Hall of Fame (athlete) 2003 Greater Lansing Area Sports Hall of Fame 2006 United States Masters Weightlifting Hall of Fame 2009 Association of Oldetime Barbell & Strongmen Hall of Fame 2010 Amateur Athletic Union Strength Sports Hall of Fame 2015 World Masters Weightlifting Hall of Fame 2016

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "Fred Lowe Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports Reference". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.

## External links

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* Fred Lowe - Hall of Fame at Weightlifting Exchange

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