Joseph "Joe" Puleo Michigan Strength and Power HoF inductee 2022

 

Joseph “Joe” Puleo

By Strength and Power Hall of Fame

 

BIO

 

Joe is from Detroit and started lifting when he was 15. Joe held all the Jr. World Records in the 165lb class in 1962 and set several national records during his long career. Joe won 5 Senior Nationals, 2 Pan American Games (1963 & 1967), and made 3 world championships teams and 2 Olympic Teams (1968 & 1980). Joe was on several All American Teams and was a member of the Strength and Health Team of the Decade (1960’s).

 

1^st 165lb class 1960 Michigan State YMCA Championships

1^st 165b class 1960 Teenage Nationals

4^th 165lb class 1960 Senior Nationals

1^st 165lb class 1961 Jr. Nationals

1^st 165lb class 1961 Teenage Nationals

1^st 165lb class 1962 Senior Nationals

1^st 165lb class 1962 World Championships Tryouts

1^st 165lb class 1963 Philadelphia Open

1^st 165lb class 1963 Senior Nationals

1^st 165lb class 1963 Pan American Games

1^st 165lb class 1964 Senior Nationals

1^st 165lb class 1964 Olympic Tryouts

1^st 181lb class 1965 YMCA Nationals

2^nd 181lb class 1965 Senior Nationals

1^st 181lb class 1965 North American Championships

1^st 181lb class 1966National Collegiates

1^st 165lb class 1966 Senior Nationals

1^st 181lb class 1966 North American Championships

1^st 181lb class 1967 Senior Nationals

2^nd 181lb class 1967 Little Olympics

1^st 181lb class 1967 Pan American Games

1^st 181lb class 1968 Senior Nationals

      181lb class 1968 Olympic Games

2^nd 181lb class 1970 Senior Nationals

7^th 181lb class 1970 World Championships

2^nd 198lb class 1980 Senior Nationals

      198lb class 1980 Olympic Team (USA Boycott)

 

 

 

Author: By Strength and Power Hall of Fame Completed: yes Created: Wed May 25 12:44:17 UTC 2022 | Last Updated: Tue Jan 02 14:52:04 UTC 2024