Joseph Nicholas DePietro (June 10, 1914 – March 19, 1999) was an American bantamweight (56 kg) weightlifter. He won gold medals at the 1947 World Championships, 1948 Summer Olympics and 1951 Pan American Games. During his career DePietro set two world records, in 1947 and 1948, both in the press. DePietro had very short arms and body, so that the bar was barely clearing his head when he was lifting it. References 1914 births 1999 deaths Sportspeople from Paterson, New Jersey American male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in weightlifting Olympic medalists in weightlifting Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in weightlifting Weightlifters at the 1951 Pan American Games World Weightlifting Championships medalists Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games