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Part 2: Norb Schemansky�s lifting as reported in S&H mag

Apr 1950 p 43 Detroit Metro Championships Feb 19, 1950 age 25
290-290-375 = 955
[had a near success with 392.50 in the C&J]

Sep 1950 p 8 Midwest Weightlifting Championships, Highland Park, MI. Apr 16,1950
285-300-370 = 955 Wins heavy bodyweight 210

Aug 1950 p 7 National YMCA Championships, Baltimore, MD Apr 21-22, 1950
280-300-370 = 950 Wins heavy

Jul 1950 p 36 Sr. Nationals Philadelphia Academy of Music, May 12-13, 1950
290-310-360 = 960 2nd place heavy bodyweight 209
winner:320-310-380 = 1,010 was John Davis bodyweight 226.25

Nov 1950 p 8 Mid-States Weightlifting Championships, Chicago Aug 13, 1950 age 26
270-290-350 = 910 Wins heavy bodyweight 205

Dec 1950 p 5 North American Weightlifting Championships, Montreal, Oct 7, 1950
280-290-380 = 950 Wins heavy bodyweight 206

Apr 1951 p 8 Pan American Tryouts, NYC, Feb 16, 1951
280-290-000 = 570 3rd place heavy
1. John Davis 310-310-385 = 1,005
2. Jim Bradford 310-300-360 = 970

Sep 1951 p 7 Sr. Nationals Jun 15-16, 1951 Greek Theater, Los Angeles age 27
270-295-350 = 915 Wins mid-heavy (bodyweight 196) C&J 370.75

Feb 1952 p 9 World Weightlifting Championships, Milan, Italy
275-291.5-374 = 940.50 Wins mid-heavy (198 and under)
compare: John Davis won the heavy with 313.5-286-352 = 951.50

Mar 1952, p 16 What event was this?? Dec 1, 1951
280-310-390 = 980 extra C&J 400.5 bodyweight 212
[note: he tried to C&J 405 three times on extra attempts, succeeding on the third try, but the bar was light so it was 400.5]

Aug 1952 p 7 National YMCA Championships in Cincinnati, Apr 19, 1952
295*-300*-380* = 975* Wins heavy
* = national YMCA record

Oct 1952 p 9 Sr. Nationals / Final Olympics Tryouts in NYC Jun 27-28, 1952 age 28
264.5-281-341.5 = 887 Wins mid-heavy

Nov 1952 p 8 Olympics in Helsinki, Finland Jul 25-27, 1952
281-308.5*-391* = 980.5* Wins mid-heavy
* new Olympic Games record

Jan 1953 p 8 North American Championships in Montreal, Oct 11, 1952
300-295*-370 = 965* Wins heavy bodyweight 213.75
*new Canadian Open record

Apr 1953 p 43 Open Meet in York, PA.
310-310-380 = 1,000 Wins heavy C&J 412.5 4th attempt
This was the first loss for John Davis in a 14 year period!
John Davis 310-290-000 = 000

Jul 1953 p 63 John Terlazzo�s Meet in NYC
000-300-375 = 675 2nd place heavy
winner:245-265-335 = 845 was Tom Gursky

Aug 1953 p 26 Sr. Nationals in Indianapolis Jun 6-7, 1953 age 29
265-285-350 = 900 Wins mid-heavy bodyweight 198

Nov 1953 p 9 World Weightlifting Championships, Stockholm, Sweden
281-297.5-396.75 = 975.25 Wins mid-heavy his C&J weighed 398.75
compare to Doug Hepburn who won heavy via 369.25-297.5-363.75 = 1,030.50