Norbert Schemansky was an Olympic gold medalist weightlifter for the United States. He was born in Detroit, Michigan. Schemansky was the first weightlifter in history to earn four Olympic medals, despite missing the 1956 Olympic Games due to back problems. Schemansky was a 3 time World Weightlifting Championships gold medalist and a Pan American Games gold medalist in addition to numerous podium finishes. His weightlifting career spanned over 2 decades from 1947 to his retirement in 1972. Schemansky is considered the greatest US Olympic weightlifter of all time. Schemansky was inducted into the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of fame in 1997. 

May 30th, 1924 in Detroit  /  Died:   Sep 7th, 2016