David Carlyle Ashman (October 13, 1932 – July 20, 1984) was an American male weightlifter, who competed in the heavyweight class and represented the United States at international competitions.[4]
Ashman later moved to York, Pennsylvania to train with the York Barbell Club and shortly after that to California to join the Culver City Westside Barbell Club. He won the gold medal at the 1959 Pan American Games.[6] setting a Pan American Games super-heavy weight record of 1,047 pounds (475 kg) to defeat Humberto Selvetti of Argentina.[7] He temporarily held the world record in both the snatch and clean-and-jerk category.[8] He set the clean-and-jerk record of 444 pounds (201 kg) during an exhibition on May 14, 1960, at the Junior National AAU championships, breaking Soviet Yuri Vlasov's previous record by 8 lbs.[9] The following month, he was named an alternate to the U.S. Olympic team.[10]
dave, ashman, david, carlyle, ashman, october, 1932, july, 1984, american, male, weightlifter, competed, heavyweight, class, represented, united, states, international, competitions, personal, informationfull, namedavid, carlyle, ashmanbornoctober, 1932, norwo. David Carlyle Ashman October 13 1932 July 20 1984 was an American male weightlifter who competed in the heavyweight class and represented the United States at international competitions 4 Dave AshmanPersonal informationFull nameDavid Carlyle AshmanBornOctober 13 1932 1 Norwood Massachusetts 2 DiedJuly 20 1984 1984 07 20 aged 51 3 Los Angeles CaliforniaSportCountry United StatesSportWeightliftingWeight class 90 kgClubYork Barbell Club Culver City Westside Barbell ClubTeamNational teamMedal record Men s WeightliftingRepresenting United StatesWorld Championships1958 Stockholm 90 kgPan American Games1959 Chicago 90 kgUpdated on 7 August 2017 He won the silver medal at the 1958 World Weightlifting Championships in the 90 kg category 5 losing to Russian Alexei Medvedev of the Soviet Union Ashman then 25 held a full time job as an accountant in his hometown of Norwood Massachusetts at the time 2 Ashman later moved to York Pennsylvania to train with the York Barbell Club and shortly after that to California to join the Culver City Westside Barbell Club He won the gold medal at the 1959 Pan American Games 6 setting a Pan American Games super heavy weight record of 1 047 pounds 475 kg to defeat Humberto Selvetti of Argentina 7 He temporarily held the world record in both the snatch and clean and jerk category 8 He set the clean and jerk record of 444 pounds 201 kg during an exhibition on May 14 1960 at the Junior National AAU championships breaking Soviet Yuri Vlasov s previous record by 8 lbs 9 The following month he was named an alternate to the U S Olympic team 10 References edit Social Security Death Index 1935 2014 Social Security Administration a b Reds 5 U S 2 in Tournament The Courier News Bridgewater New Jersey September 22 1958 p 22 California Death Index 1940 1997 Dave Ashman Top Olympic Lifters of the 20th Century Lift Up Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics 2007 World Championships Dave amp David amp Ashman PDF iwf net pp 126 146 Archived from the original PDF on 27 May 2011 Retrieved 23 June 2016 Weightlifters in State Meet Tonight Los Angeles Times April 23 1960 p 24 Ashman Sets Record Los Angeles Times September 2 1959 p 75 Yarnell Dave 2011 Forgotten Secrets of the Culver City Westside Barbell Club Revealed Dave Yarnell ISBN 9781466291096 Retrieved 8 August 2017 York Lifter Breaks Record in Ariz Meet The Morning News Wilmington Delaware May 16 1960 p 22 3 Ohians Named to Olympic Squad Honolulu Star Bulletin Honolulu Hawaii June 13 1960 p 21 nbsp This biographical article relating to weightlifting in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dave Ashman amp oldid 1194110971, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
