Tuesday, June 02, 2009

  • The 1947 U.S. World Weightlifting Team


    • The 1947 U.S. World Weightlifting Team:

    Back Row: John Davis, Norb Schemansky, Stan Stanczyk and Harold Sakata.

    Center Row: Tony Terlazzo, Frank Spellman, Pete george and John Terpak

    Front row: Emerick Ishikawa, Bobby Higgins, Joe DiPietro and Richard Tom

    The 1947 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and were the first such competition ever held on U.S. soil. This team of American lifters scored 27-3 victory over everyone else and equalled or exceeded 12 World records. This event was also held in conjunction with the very first Mr. Universe contest where Steve Stanko took home the crown.

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    Sunday, September 30, 2007

  • Schemansky Stalks the Bar...


    • From the late 1940s to mid-1960s, Norb Schemansky was America's most successful Olympic Weightlifter and the first weightlifter to medal in four Olympic Games, (despite missing the 1956 games.)

    Do you think he means business in the shot above?

    Here's a look at Norb Schemansky's achievements over the course of his career:
  • Olympic Champion - 1952 Olympic Games, Helsinki
  • Silver Medal - 1948 Olympic Games, London
  • Bronze Medal - 1960, Rome, 1964, Tokyo
  • World Champion (1951, 1953, and 1954)
  • 1955 Pan American Games Heavyweight Champion
  • Silver Medal - Senior World Championships (1947, 1962, 1963)
  • Bronze Medal - Senior World Championships (1964)
    • And best career marks:

    Press - 415 lbs.
    Snatch - 363 3/4 lbs.
    Clean and Jerk - 445 lbs.
    Total - 1200 lbs. (400-335-445)

    In addition to his weightlifting exploits, he also famously cleaned, then thrice jerked the Apollon Wheels.

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    Posted by John Wood @ Sunday, September 30, 2007

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