Frank Spellman
American weightlifter (1922–2017) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Francis Spellman.
Frank Isaac Spellman (September 17, 1922 – January 12, 2017) was an American machinist and photographer and a middleweight Olympic champion weightlifter. He won a gold medal at the 1948 Olympics, and a bronze medal and a silver medal at the World Championships in 1946–47. He also won a gold medal at the 1950 Maccabiah Games.
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Full name | Frank Isaac Spellman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | September 17, 1922 Malvern, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | January 12, 2017 (aged 94)[1] Gold Breeze, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | machinist, photographer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Camylle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | York Barbell Club[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the US, Spellman won the 1946 and 1948 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) National titles. He resumed competing in 1961 and won another AAU title that year.