Israel_Jose_Rubio

Israel José Rubio

Israel José Rubio

Venezuelan weightlifter (born 1981)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rubio and the second or maternal family name is Rivero.

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

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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]

References

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Israel José Rubio". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-12-23.
  1. [1]
    "RUBIO Israel Jose". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27.
  2. [2]
    "PESCARA: SPACCIO DI DROGA, ARRESTATI 4 SUDAMERICANI | Ultime notizie di cronaca Abruzzo - AbruzzoWeb". 25 January 2012.


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