Norbert Schemansky
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| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s Weightlifting | |||
| Silver | London 1948 | Heavyweight | |
| Gold | Helsinki 1952 | Middle Heavyweight | |
| Bronze | Rome 1960 | Heavyweight | |
| Bronze | Tokyo 1964 | Heavyweight | |
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 Weightlifting Hall of Fame in 1997.
[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)
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Categories: 1924 births | Olympic competitors for the United States | American weightlifters | Olympic weightlifters of the United States | Weightlifters at the 1948 Summer Olympics | Weightlifters at the 1952 Summer Olympics | Weightlifters at the 1960 Summer Olympics | Weightlifters at the 1964 Summer Olympics | Olympic gold medalists for the United States | Olympic silver medalists for the United States | Olympic bronze medalists for the United States | Living people
