In the midst of these clashing images and circumstances, Patera represented the United States in the weightlifting competition, coming off a gold medal at the Pan American games in 1971.

"Ken Patera crushed competition and broke records everywhere," the book's description notes. ... Pan Am Games and the Olympics –- and was the first American to ever clean & jerk over 500 pounds." ...

Ken Patera shared a frightening story of what he witnessed during a terrorist group's deadly ... 2022 9:23 am EST. WWE. ... After the 1972 games, he retired from weightlifting and turned to ...