Dave Sheppard

{{Short description|American weightlifter (1931–2000)}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date |1931|12|12}}

| birth_place = New York City

| death_date = {{Death date and age |2000|11|5|1931|12|12}}

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| nationality = American

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{{MedalSport | Men's weightlifting}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver | 1956 Melbourne | Middle heavyweight }}

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David Joseph Sheppard (December 12, 1931 in New York City – November 5, 2000) was an American weightlifter and Olympic medalist.

He received a silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=14&sp=WEI "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Weightlifting"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070827202346/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=14&sp=WEI |date=2007-08-27 }} – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 22, 2008).