Israel Jose Rubio
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Israel José Rubio Rivero (born 11 January 1981) is a Venezuela
n weightlifter.
Rubio originally placed 4th in the men's 62kg weightlifting competition
at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens
, Greece
, but was moved to third place and received a bronze medal when the previous bronze medalist, Leonidas Sampanis
, was stripped of his medal following a doping scandal.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics
he ranked 13th in the men's 69kg weightlifting competition
, lifting a total of 306 kg.
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n weightlifter.
Rubio originally placed 4th in the men's 62kg weightlifting competition
Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 62 kg
These are the results of the men's 62 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...
at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, but was moved to third place and received a bronze medal when the previous bronze medalist, Leonidas Sampanis
Leonidas Sampanis
Leonidas Sabanis is a Greek weightlifter, who represented Greece in 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. His last name is sometimes also spelled as Sampanis....
, was stripped of his medal following a doping scandal.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
he ranked 13th in the men's 69kg weightlifting competition
Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 69 kg
The men's 69 kg weightlifting event was the third lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 69 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place between August 11 and 12 and was divided in three parts due to the large amount of competitors...
, lifting a total of 306 kg.