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Schemansky, Norbert, 1924-2016

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Personal name headingSchemansky, Norbert, 1924-2016
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Variant(s)Schemansky, Norb, 1924-2016
Birth date1924-05-30
Death date2016-09-06
Place of birthDetroit (Mich.)
Place of deathDearborn (Mich.)
Field of activityWeight lifting
AffiliationOlympic Games (18th : 1964 : Tokyo, Japan)
Olympic Games (17th : 1960 : Rome, Italy)
Olympic Games (15th : 1952 : Helsinki, Finland)
Olympic Games (14th : 1948 : London, England)
Profession or occupationWeight lifters Olympic athletes
Found inBak, Richard. Mr. Weightlifting, 2007: t.p. (Norbert Schemansky) p. 1 (Norb Schemansky) p. 3 (b. May 30, 1924)
New York times WWW site, viewed Sept. 13, 2016 (in obituary published Sept. 9: Norbert Schemansky; b. May 30, 1924, Detroit; d. Tuesday [Sept. 6, 2016], Dearborn, Mich., aged 92; one of the world's greatest weight lifters and the first to win medals in four Olympic Games, all while scraping to make a living in a hometown, Dearborn, that more than 60 years ago greeted his achievements with a shrug)