In competition largely outside the sports world spotlight, he awed crowds and was the first to win medals in four Olympics but felt shunned back home.
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Friday, September 9, 2016
Norbert Schemansky, Who Won Weight-Lifting Gold but Scant Public Acclaim, Dies at 92
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