 Spellman, circa 1951 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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] Gulf Breeze, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | machinist, photographer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Camylle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | York Barbell Club[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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.