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John Davis (weightlifter)
The Olympic Games, or Olympics, are an international multi-sport event taking place every four years which comprise of summer and winter games. Though the first ancient games were held in 776 B.C, the modern games started from 1896. The unity of the 5 continents is shown on the Olympic flag by five colorful intertwined rings of red, blue, green, yellow, and black, created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin to represent at least one color of the participating country’s national flag.
John Henry Davis was born on January 12, 1921 and was an Olympic weightlifter for the United States. He was one of the very few who were self coached. His weightlifting achievements include Olympic Champion in the year 1948 and 1952, Senior World Champion in 1938, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, and 1951, and Silver Medalist at Senior World Championships in the year 1953.
John Henry Davis, with all his dedication and devotion in his play achieved many goals in his overall athletic career. He had the ability of defeating the opponent easily by just giving some extra hard work and efforts. He never lost hope in himself and always fought hard to achieve his goal. He is still remembered as one of the best athletes in the history of Olympics.
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