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Norbert Schemansky
American weightlifter (1924–2016)
Norbert Schemansky (May 30, 1924 – September 7, 2016) was an American weightlifter.
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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 and Olympic games gold medalist. During his long weightlifting career (1947–1972) he set 13 official and 11 unofficial world records.[1] On April 28, 1962, at the age of 37 years and 333 days, Schemansky became the oldest man in the history of weightlifting to set an official world record, when he snatched 164 kg.[2] In 1997 Schemansky was inducted into the International Weightlifting FederationHall of fame.[3][4] In 1979, he was inducted into the National Polish-Am