Norbert Schemansky Michigan Strength and Power HoF inductee 2022

By Strength and Power Hall of Fame

 

Norbert “Norb” Schemansky

5/30/1924-9/7/2016

 

BIO

 

Norb competed from 1941 to 1968. He served 3 years in the Army during WW2 and missed 2 years of competition due to two major back surgeries. Due to back surgery Norb missed the 1956 Olympics.  Norb is probably the greatest heavyweight of all time. Norb weighed 182lbs at his first meet in 1941 and 277lbs at one of his last meets in 1967. In 1967 Norb cleaned and pressed 415lbs for the heaviest press of his long career at almost 44 years old. At the 1962 Worlds Norb had a ten kilo lead over Yuri Vlasov going into the C&J. Vlasov’s double dip jerk was passed 2 to 1 giving Vlasov the title. Norb was 38 years old. Norb’s book Mr. Weightlifting details Norb’s long career.

Olympic Games

2nd Heavyweight 1948

1^st Middle-heavyweight 1952

3^rd Heavyweight 1960

3^rd Heavyweight 1964

 

World Championships

 

2^nd 1947 Heavyweight

1^st 1951 Middle-heavyweight

1^st 1953 Middle-heavyweight

1^st 1954 Middle-heavyweight

2^nd 1962 Heavyweight

2^nd 1963 Heavyweight

 

Pan American Games

 

1^st 1955 Heavyweight

 

North American Championships

 

1^st 1949 Heavyweight

1^st 1950 Heavyweight

1^st 1952 Heavyweight

1^st 1957 Heavyweight

1^st 1959 Heavyweight

1^st 1963 Heavyweight

1^st 1964 Heavyweight

 

Senior Nationals

 

2^nd 1947 Heavyweight

2^nd 1948 Heavyweight

1^st 1949 Heavyweight

2^nd 1950 Heavyweight

1^st 1951 Middle-heavyweight

1^st 1952 Middle-heavyweight

1^st 1953 Middle-heavyweight

1^st 1954 Heavyweight

1^st 1957 Heavyweight

3d 1959 Heavyweight

2^nd 1960 Heavyweight

1^st 1962 Heavyweight

2^nd 1963 Heavyweight

1^st 1964 Heavyweight

1^st 1965 Heavyweight

3^rd 1966 Heavyweight

 

Junior Nationals

 

1^st 1946 Heavyweight

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