Norbert Schemansky
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James Bradford, Yury Vlasov and Norbert Schemansky at the 1960 Olympics
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| Nickname(s) | Norb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 30, 1924 Detroit, Michigan, United States |
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| Residence | Detroit, Michigan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90–121 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Olympic weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Clean and press Snatch Clean and jerk |
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| Club | York Barbell Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1947 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Norbert "Norb" Schemansky (born May 30, 1924) is a retired American weightlifter. He was the first weightlifter to win four Olympic medals, despite missing the 1956 Summer Olympics due to back problems. He won a silver medal in the 1948 Summer Olympic Games, a gold in the 1952 Summer Olympics and bronzes in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Schemansky was a three-time world champion and a Pan American Games gold medalist. During his long weightlifting career (1947–1972) he set 13 official and 11 unofficial world records.[1] In 1997 Schemansky was inducted into the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of fame.[2][3] He was born and raised in Detroit and since 1959 has lived in Dearborn, Michigan, where a city park was named for him. Prior to his years of Olympic weightlifting competition, Schemansky served in World War II with the 184th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion and fought at the Battle of the Bulge.
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- ↑ Norbert Schemansky @ Lift Up Hall of Fame. Chidlovski.net. Retrieved on August 2, 2012.
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- ↑ Norb Schemansky. sports-reference.com
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