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| Nickname(s) | Norb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 30, 1924 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence |  Detroit, Michigan |
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| Country | USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Olympic weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Clean and press Snatch Clean and jerk |
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| Turned pro | 1947 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World finals | 1951 gold medal 1953 gold medal 1954 gold medal 1947 silver medal 1962 silver medal 1963 silver medal 1964 bronze medal |
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| Olympic finals | 1952 gold medal 1948 silver medal 1960 bronze medal 1964 bronze medal |
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Norbert Schemansky (born May 30, 1924 in Detroit, Michigan) was an Olympic gold medalist weightlifter for the United States.
Schemansky was the first weightlifter in history to earn four Olympic medals, despite missing the 1956 Olympic Games due to back problems. Norbert was a 3 time World Weightlifting Championships gold medalist and a Pan American Games gold medalist in addition to numerous podium finishes.
His weightlifting career spanned over 2 decades from 1947 to his retirement in 1972.[1] Schemansky is considered the greatest US Olympic weightlifter of all time.[2]
Schemansky was inducted into the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of fame in 1997.[3]
Weightlifting achievements [link]
- Olympic champion (1952);
- Silver medalist in Olympic Games (1948);
- Bronze medalist in Olympic Games (1960 and 1964);
- World champion (1951, 1953, and 1954);
- 1955 Pan American Games heavyweight champion;
- Silver medalist at Senior World Championships (1947, 1962, and 1963);
- Bronze medalist at Senior World Championships (1964).
References [link]
- ^ https://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_galleryResult.asp?a_id=231
- ^ https://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_galleryResult.asp?a_id=231
- ^ "Weightlifting Hall of Fame". International Weightlifting Federation. https://www.iwf.net/iwf/organization/members.php. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
External links [link]
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