Allen Salter

{{short description|Canadian weightlifter}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}

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| name = Allen Salter

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| sport = Weightlifting

| birth_date = {{birth date|1936|10|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Almonte, Ontario, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|2011|1|13|1936|10|11|df=yes}}

| death_place = Arnprior, Ontario, Canada

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Allen Salter (11 October 1936 – 13 January 2011) was a Canadian weightlifter. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/allen-salter-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417192941/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/allen-salter-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Allen Salter Olympic Results |access-date=30 December 2019}} Salter was named as Ottawa's athlete of the year in 1962.{{cite web |title=1962 Award Winners |url=https://ottawasportsawards.ca/1962-award-winners/ |website=ottawasportsawards.ca |access-date=13 September 2022}}