Norbert Schemansky

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Olympic medal record
Competitor for  United States
Men's Olympic weightlifting
Olympic Games
Silver 1948 London +90 kg
Gold 1952 Helsinki 90 kg
Bronze 1960 Rome +90 kg
Bronze 1964 Tokyo +90 kg
World Weightlifting Championships
Silver 1947 Philadelphia +82.5kg
Gold 1951 Milan 90kg
Gold 1953 Stockholm 90kg
Gold 1954 Vienna +90kg
Silver 1962 Budapest +90kg
Silver 1963 Stockholm +90kg
Bronze 1964 Tokyo +90kg
Pan American Games
Gold 1955 Mexico City +90kg

Norbert Schemansky (born May 30, 1924 in Detroit, Michigan) was an Olympic weightlifter for the United States.

Schemansky was the first weightlifter to earn four Olympic medals, despite missing the 1956 Olympic Games due to back problems.

He was inducted into the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of fame in 1997.[1]

[edit] Weightlifting achievements

  • 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).

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Weightlifting Hall of Fame". International Weightlifting Federation. http://www.iwf.net/iwf/organization/members.php. Retrieved 2008-08-07. 

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