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| Born | 1960 or 1961 (age 63–64) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 140 lb (64 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles Roedelbronn (born 1960/1961) is an American paralympic weightlifter. He competed at the 1980, 1984, 1988 and 1992 Summer Paralympics.
Life and career
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. He graduated from East Brunswick High School in 1978.
Roedelbronn won three gold medals and a silver medal at four Paralympic Games, competing in weightlifting.
Notes
- Roedelbronn weighed about 140 pounds in 1981
- Roedelbronn was 16 years old in 1977
References
- "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.
- ^ "Arnhem 1980 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ "Stoke Mandeville New York 1984 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ "Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ "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
- 20th-century American sportsmen