Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Daniel Michael "Dan"•Cantore |
Used name | Dan•Cantore |
Born | 24 August 1946 in Glendale, California (USA) |
Measurements | 163 cm / 67 kg |
Affiliations | Alex Gym/University of California, Berkeley |
NOC | ![]() |
Dan Cantore attended U Cal Berkeley, graduating in 1972, and competed for the Alex Gym. He was US Champion from 1971-76, and in 1974 was US Weightlifter of the Year. Cantore won three silver medals in weightlifting at the 1975 Pan American Games as a lightweight. He broke several American records in the 1970s. Cantore is a member of the US Weightlifting Hall of Fame. Cantore became a schoolteacher at Highlands School in California, teaching grades 5-8.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1972 Summer Olympics | Weightlifting | ![]() |
Dan Cantore | |||
Lightweight, Men (Olympic) | 9 | |||||
1976 Summer Olympics | Weightlifting | ![]() |
Dan Cantore | |||
Lightweight, Men (Olympic) | 11 |