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]
