Jon Brown (weightlifter)

Jon Brown (born 1943/1944)^[3][c] is an American paralympic athlete and weightlifter. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Paralympics.

Jon Brown

Brown in 1976
Personal information
Born	1943 or 1944 (age 80–81)
Weight	228 lb (103 kg)[1][a]
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Para-athletics Weightlifting
Disability	Polio[2][b]
Medal record Representing  United States Paralympic Games Weightlifting 1972 Heidelberg Men's heavyweight 1976 Toronto Men's heavyweight

Life and career

Brown was a watch repairman.^[4]

Brown competed at the 1972 Summer Paralympics, winning the silver medal in the men's heavyweight event.^[5] He then competed at the 1976 Summer Paralympics, winning the gold medal in the same event.^[6]

Notes

1. Brown weighed about 228 pounds in 1976
2. Brown contracted polio when he was young
3. Brown was 34 years old in 1978