Norbert Schemansky
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| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  United States |
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| 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
- ^ "Weightlifting Hall of Fame". International Weightlifting Federation. http://www.iwf.net/iwf/organization/members.php. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
[edit] External links
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