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Norbert Schemansky

1924 - 2016

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Norbert Schemansky (May 30, 1924 – September 7, 2016) was an 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Norbert Schemansky is the 886th most popular athlete (down from 602nd in 2019), the 7,361st most popular biography from United States (down from 6,529th in 2019) and the 196th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Norbert Schemansky ranks 886 out of 6,025. Before him are Bo Ekelund, Tom Daley, Irma Johansson, Maria Sander, K. D. Jadhav, and Aimé Haegeman. After him are Ludwig Stubbendorf, Mark Midler, András Székely, Lennox Miller, Abelardo Olivier, and Edward Cook.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Norbert Schemansky ranks 346. Before him are Joseph Nérette, Omero Tognon, Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, Friedrich L. Bauer, Kurt Furgler, and Maria Sander. After him are Ruth Leuwerik, Emmanuel Scheffer, Hans Kalt, Yoshiaki Arata, Arthur Harnden, and Heinz Müller. Among people deceased in 2016, Norbert Schemansky ranks 349. Before him are Manfred Krug, Eri Klas, Pierre Tchernia, Gottfried Honegger, Jim Harrison, and Joe Sutter. After him are Ruth Leuwerik, Lutz D. Schmadel, Bülent Eken, Geydar Dzhemal, Valery Khalilov, and Ion Panțuru.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Norbert Schemansky ranks 7,363 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael B. Jordan (1987), Yvonne Elliman (1951), Joe Sutter (1921), Joey Bishop (1918), Norman Ross (1895), and Taylor Sheridan (1970). After him are Paul Theroux (1941), Robert Curry (1882), Rick Hoffman (1970), Leslie West (1945), Matt Czuchry (1977), and Damian Priest (1982).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Norbert Schemansky ranks 196. Before him are Roscoe Lockwood (1875), Armand Duplantis (1999), James Workman (1908), George Saling (1909), Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston (1903), and Edwin Hedley (1864). After him are Edward Cook (1888), Mel Sheppard (1883), Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1962), Dan Ayrault (1935), Paul Costello (1894), and Arthur Harnden (1924).

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