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]
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| Full name | David Carlyle Ashman | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 13, 1932[1] Norwood, Massachusetts[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | July 20, 1984 (aged 51)[3] Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | +90 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | York Barbell Club Culver City Westside Barbell Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | National team | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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&David& 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.
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