United States · Men's +90 kg, October 1964

Norbert Schemansky

Norbert Schemansky (1924 to 2016) was a weightlifter from the United States, with four Olympic medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze). On record here: the medals at the Olympic Games of 1948 to 1964. Other competitions before 1998 are not listed.

Olympic medals
4
Olympic Games

Norbert Schemansky at the Olympic Games

Olympic Games: 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze.

Weight classes: +82.5 kg in 1948, 90 kg in 1952, +90 kg from 1960 to 1964. The IWF changed its class list in January 1998.

Latest medal on record: 1964 Olympic Games, 11 October 1964, +90 kg, place 3.

Numbers

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How tall Norbert Schemansky was.

Height
180 cm
5 ft 11 in.
Medals

Norbert Schemansky's Olympic medals

Medals at the Olympic Games, newest first, with the class and the place. The total is shown from 1976 on. Up to and including 1972 a total was made of more lifts than today's two: from 1928 the third was the press, in which the bar is pushed overhead from the shoulders with the arms alone, and the Games of 1920 and 1924 also counted one-hand lifts. Those totals are not shown. Results from other competitions before 1998 are not on record here.

Competition Place Total Class Bodyweight Snatch 1 2 3 Clean and jerk 1 2 3
1964 Olympic Games 11 Oct 1964 3 not shown +90 kg - No total shown (more than two lifts)
1960 Olympic Games 7 Sep 1960 3 not shown +90 kg - No total shown (more than two lifts)
1952 Olympic Games 25 Jul 1952 1 not shown 90 kg - No total shown (more than two lifts)
1948 Olympic Games 9 Aug 1948 2 not shown +82.5 kg - No total shown (more than two lifts)
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