Norbert schemansky biography
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Norbert Schemansky
American weightlifter (–)
Norbert Schemansky (May 30, – September 7, ) was an American weightlifter.
He was the first weightlifter to win four Olympic medals, despite missing the Summer Olympics due to back problems.
Norbert schemansky biography
He won a silver medal in the Summer Olympic Games, a gold in the Summer Olympics and bronzes in the and Summer Olympics.
Biography
Schemansky was a three-time world champion and a Pan American and Olympic games gold medalist.
During his long weightlifting career (–) he set 13 official and 11 unofficial world records.[1] On April 28, , at the age of 37 years and days, Schemansky became the oldest man in the history of weightlifting to set an official world record, when he snatched &#;kg.[2] In Schemansky was inducted into the International Weightlifting FederationHall of fame.[3][4] In , he was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame.
He was born and raised in Detroit and from un