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First Jewish Olympic Champion in Weightlifting

Détenteur du record

Frank SpellmanPersonne

Valeur du record

10 August 1948

Pays représenté: États-UnisLieu de l’accomplissement: Londres, Royaume-Uni, États-UnisDate de l’accomplissement: 10 août 1948Record actuel

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Frank Spellman, Olympic weightlifting champion.

Frank Spellman photographed in 1951, three years after his London 1948 Olympic weightlifting gold.Frank Spellman, 1951 / public-domain archival image via Wikimedia CommonsSource

Définition officielle du record

The earliest Jewish athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in weightlifting.

Méthodologie de mesure

Chronological comparison of verified Jewish Olympic medalists in the defined sport/discipline, using official Olympic event dates and results.

Point de mesure: Men’s middleweight (≤75 kg) Olympic weightlifting competition in London on 10 August 1948, when Frank Spellman won gold with a 390 kg total.

L’histoire du record

American athlete Frank Spellman became the first Jewish Olympic champion in weightlifting on 10 August 1948 at the Olympic Games in London, United Kingdom. Competing in the men’s middleweight (≤75 kg) category, he secured the gold medal with a winning total of 390 kg. During the event, Spellman also set new Olympic records on his way to victory. The official record value for this achievement is documented as 'Gold — men’s middleweight (≤75 kg), London 1948, 10 August 1948'.

Spellman's status as the earliest Jewish athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in this sport is supported by chronological analysis. The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame documents his achievement and identifies him as a Jewish champion.

Comment JWR a vérifié ce record

Date de vérification
26 septembre 2026
Norme de vérification
JWR Verification Standard 1.0

Preuve de l’accomplissement

Olympedia records Frank Spellman as the middleweight Olympic champion on 10 August 1948, with a 390 kg total.

Preuve de supériorité

The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame identifies Spellman as a Jewish Olympic champion; its Jewish Olympic medal chronology lists his 1948 weightlifting gold before later Jewish weightlifting champions including Isaac Berger.

Éligibilité juive — Vérifiée par JWR

Vérification de l’éligibilité juive

Preuve établissant que le détenteur remplit les conditions d’éligibilité juive aux fins de JWR.

  • Frank Spellman — International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

Vérification de l’accomplissement / du record

Preuve établissant que le détenteur a obtenu le résultat et détient le record tel que défini.

  • Middleweight (≤75 kg), Men — London 1948 — Olympedia
  • Frank Spellman 1951 — Wikimedia Commons

Vérification de la supériorité / face aux autres candidats

Preuve comparant le résultat avec celui d’autres candidats pertinents pour la revendication du record.

  • Jewish Olympic Medalists — International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

Les preuves d’éligibilité juive, d’accomplissement et de supériorité conservent leurs classifications distinctes et ne sont jamais fusionnées. Le contexte et la provenance ne sont pas présentés comme preuve de l’accomplissement. Les preuves à diffusion restreinte et les notes de recherche internes ne sont jamais publiées. En savoir plus sur le processus en sept étapes sur la page de vérification.

Sources et vérification

  • Middleweight (≤75 kg), Men — London 1948

    Publication indépendanteOlympedia

    Ce que cette source prouve: Confirms Spellman won the middleweight Olympic weightlifting gold on 10 August 1948.

  • Frank Spellman

    Publication indépendanteInternational Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

    Ce que cette source prouve: Documents Spellman as a Jewish sports hall of famer and his 1948 Olympic gold.

  • Jewish Olympic Medalists

    Publication indépendanteInternational Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

    Ce que cette source prouve: Shows Spellman’s 1948 Jewish weightlifting gold before later Jewish Olympic weightlifting champions.

  • Frank Spellman 1951

    Site web contrôlé par le détenteurWikimedia Commons

    Ce que cette source prouve: Provides the archival image used for the holder profile; public-domain indexing is documented externally.

Historique

  1. Vérifié

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    Published to the official JWR registry.

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