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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Norbert Schemansky has received more than 85,818 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Norbert Schemansky is the 608th most popular athlete (down from 488th in 2019), the 6,530th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,597th in 2019) and the 130th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Norbert Schemansky ranks 608 out of 6,025. Before him are Paavo Johansson, Roelof Klein, Roald Larsen, Rudolf Burkert, Ioannis Persakis, and Eugen Schmidt. After him are Eduardo Guerrero, Patrick Ryan, Tommy Hampson, Karen Hoff, Anatoly Alyabyev, and Valeri Popenchenko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Norbert Schemansky ranks 327. Before him are Bobo Brazil, Pablo Birger, Rudy Van Gelder, Ferdinando Terruzzi, Peter Scholl-Latour, and Zahrad. After him are David Landes, Shirley Chisholm, Phyllis Schlafly, Robert Bolt, Lia van Leer, and Gunnar Johansson. Among people deceased in 2016, Norbert Schemansky ranks 324. Before him are Anatoly Roshchin, Lutz D. Schmadel, Rudy Van Gelder, Heinrich Schiff, Peter Maxwell Davies, and Amelia Bence. After him are Giorgio Albertazzi, Michel Déon, Phyllis Schlafly, Ali Javan, Adrienne Corri, and Ronit Elkabetz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Norbert Schemansky ranks 6,530 out of 20,380. Before him are Brian Doyle-Murray (1945), Susan Brownmiller (1935), Millie Perkins (1938), Bob Falkenburg (1926), Lana Clarkson (1962), and Joseph Leidy (1823). After him are Mark Henry (1971), Gloria E. Anzaldúa (1942), John D. MacDonald (1916), Daniel Pipes (1949), Trish Van Devere (1941), and Dan Duryea (1907).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Norbert Schemansky ranks 130. Before him are Frank Irons (1886), Lee Barnes (1906), Cornelius Warmerdam (1915), Paul Anderson (1932), Henry Carr (1941), and Roscoe Lockwood (1875). After him are Ray Barbuti (1905), Richmond Landon (1898), Lindy Remigino (1931), Leo Sexton (1909), George Baird (1907), and Alan Helffrich (1900).

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