Iron History with Joe Roark- 05/26/2005: "5/27/05: Norb Schemansky�s Lifting as Reported in S&H mag (Part 4)"

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Part 4: Norb Schemansky�s lifting as reported in S&H mag: May 27, 2005
Aug 1962 p 11 Empire State meet
360-340-000 = 000 (missed all his cleans in the C&J) 3rd place heavy
1. Gary Gubner 370-305-400 =1,075
2. Stan Cheifetz 265-245-310 = 820

Sep 1962 p 13 Sr. Nationals in Detroit, MI., Jun 2-3, 1962 age 38
380-340-420 = 1,140 Wins heavy and best lifter bodyweight 259

Dec 1962 p 14 Tryouts for World Championships, York, PA. Sep 8, 1962
375-340-415 = 1,120 Wins heavy
p 17 World Weightlifting Championships in Budapest Sep 16-22, 1962
402.25-352.5-429.75 = 1,184.75* 2nd place heavy bodyweight 260 winner:391.25-341.5-457.25 = 1,190.25 was Yuri Vlasov
*Norb�s total was a new USA record

Jan 1963 p 11 Second Annual Outdoor Chicago Championships Jul 28, 1962
375-325-400 = 1,100 Wins heavy

Jul 1963 p 25 Prize of Moscow Tournament Mar 15-17, 1963
363.75-341.5-396.75 = 1,102.25 2nd place heavy
winner:385.75-341.5-418.75 = 1,146.25 was Leonid Zhabotinski

Oct 1963 p 15 Sr. Nationals in Harrisburg, PA Jun 28-29, 1963 age 39
370-335-415 = 1,120 2nd place heavy bodyweight 258
winner: 380-320-425 = 1,125 was Sid Henry

Dec 1963 p 17 World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden Sep 7-13, 1963
396.75-352.5-435.25 = 1,184.75 2nd place heavy bodyweight 258.5
winner: 413.25-352.5-462.75 = 1,129 was Yuri Vlasov

Feb 1964 p 13 North American Championships, Trenton, Ontario Oct 19, 1963
380-330-420 = 1,130 Wins heavy and best lifter
p 12 Chicago Sr. Outdoor Championships Jul 27, 1963
360-330-420 = 1,110 Wins heavy and best lifter

Apr 1964 p 65 Lone Star Invitational in Dallas, TX., Dec 14, 1963
370-330-415 = 1,115 Wins heavy

Aug 1964 p 8 The 14th National YMCA Championships, Los Angeles Apr 10-11, 1964
390*-340*-420* = 1,156* Wins heavy
*new national YMCA record

Sep 1964 p 10 Sr. Nationals in Chicago Jun 13-14, 1964 age 40
400-340-420 = 1,160 Wins heavy bodyweight 265

Oct 1964 p 42 Olympics Tryouts
397-330-419 = 1,146 Wins heavy

Dec 1964 p 43 Olympics in Tokyo Oct 18, 1964
396.5-363.5-424 = 1,184 3rd place heavy
1. Leonid Zhabotinski 413.5-369-479.5 = 1,262
2. Yuri Vlasov 435.5-358-462.5 = 1,256

Feb 1965 p 64 Olympics in Tokyo
396-363-424 = 1,184 3rd place heavy

Aug 1965 p 42a Sr. Nationals June 11-12, 1965 Los Angeles, CA.
385-345-425 = 1,155 Wins heavy bodyweight 263

Jan 1966 p 61 North American Championships, Montreal, Sep 5, 1965
360-320-000 = 680* 4th place heavy bodyweight 263.25
1. Gary Gubner 415-325-420 = 1,160 bodyweight 285.75
2. George Pickett 330-270-360 = 960
3. Joe Saguto 265-240-300 = 795
*Norb badly injured his arm snatching 335

Aug 1966 p 10 YMCA Nationals in Detroit, Apr 30, 1966 age 41
360-325-400 = 1,085 Wins heavy
p 42 Sr, Nationals
330-325-390 = 1,045 3rd place heavy bodyweight 266.5
1. Gary Gubner 293.5-420-325 = 1,170 bodyweight 293.5
2. Bob Bednarski 365-320-445 = 1,130 bodyweight 234

Oct 1966 p 16 Sr. Nationals, York, PA., Jun 17-19, 9166
330-325-390 = 1,045 3rd place heavy bodyweight 266.5
1. Gary Gubner 420-325-425 = 1,170
2. Bob Bednarski 365-320-445 = 1,130

Dec 1966 p 11 North American Championships, York, PA Sep 10, 1966 age 42
000-000-000 = 000 failed to finish
Bob Bednarski won via 375-340-440 = 1,155

Jun 1967 p 13 Mr. Cincinnati Olympic Meet Jan 29, 1967
360-325-400 = 1,085 2nd place heavy
winner: 400-330-420 = 1,150 was Bob Bednarski

Aug 1967 p 42 Sr. Nationals, Columbus, OH Jun 9-10, 1967 age 43
370-335-000 = 000 3rd place heavy bodyweight 273
1. Bob Bednarski 410-330-435 = 1,175 bodyweight 237.5
2. Joe Dube 405-305-420 = 1,130 bodyweight 300.5

On Dec 9, 1967 at the Empire State Invitational in Monticello, NY. Weighing 277 he managed a 415 press, a 345 snatch, then hit his chin with 425 in a clean [S&H did not mention this event, except to announce it as upcoming. See lifting News Feb 1968 cover and page 12 for coverage as well as Mar 1968 cover and page 11 for some details] Norb made 415-345-400 = 1,160 bodyweight 277 for 3rd place heavy
1. Joe Dube 435-340-430 = 1,205
2. Gary Gubner 425-340-425 = 1,190
3, Norb Schemansky 415-345-400 = 1,160
4. Bob Bednarski 400-300-450 = 1,150
5. George Pickett 390-300-430 = 1,120

May 1968 p 10 3rd Annual Monroe Jaycee Classic, Feb 3, 1968 Monroe, Iowa age 43
380*-335*-405* = 1,120* Wins heavy
*new Monroe Jaycees record

In March 1972, just for the fun of it, Norb pressed 380, snatched 310, and C&J�ed 410. �I was pretty sure I could win the Nationals at 242, but there would be no chance at the Olympics, so I didn�t enter the trials. Why go along and be tenth?� At that time he was two months away from his 48th birthday.

Quotes from S&H August 1973:

On Jon Cole: �Did he look like the strongest man in the world? I pressed 425 ten years ago.�

On Jim Bradford: �Jim would have lifter better and longer, but he had the same problem as most good lifters. He once told me that he was getting a little tired of owing at the gas station, the grocery store, etc.�

On being in the shadow of Davis and Anderson: �I don�t think I was in the shadows of those two. I broke their records didn�t I? Lack of money stopped me from beating Davis in 1950. I had a bad back when Anderson was lifting and couldn�t have beaten Truman Capote if I had to.�

On isometrics: �Take a heavy press and really press it. If it doesn�t go, that�s isometrics.�