| Intro | Weightlifter |
| Is |
Athlete Weightlifter |
| From | Venezuela |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 11 January 1981 |
| Age: | 39 years |
Israel José Rubio Rivero (born 11 January 1981) is a Venezuelan weightlifter.
Rubio originally placed 4th in the men’s 62kg weightlifting competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, but was moved to third place and received a bronze medal when the previous bronze medalist, Leonidas Sampanis, was stripped of his medal following a doping scandal.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics he ranked 13th in the men’s 69kg weightlifting competition, lifting a total of 306 kg.
Rubio was arrested on January 25, 2012 in the city of Pescara, Italy, for alleged possession of narcotics.