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Israel José Rubio Rivero (born 11 January 1981) is a Venezuelan weightlifter.

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Israel José Rubio
Personal information
Born11 January 1981
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Venezuela
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 62 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2011 Guadalajara 69 kg
Bronze medal – third place2003 Santo Domingo 62 kg
South American Games
Gold medal – first place2010 Medellín 69 kg
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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.[1]

Rubio was arrested on January 25, 2012, in the city of Pescara, Italy, for alleged possession of narcotics.[2]

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