1953 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1953 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Stockholm, Sweden from August 26 to August 28, 1953. There were 70 men in action from 19 nations.
Medal summary
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight 56 kg |
Ivan Udodov Soviet Union | 315.0 kg | Kamal Mahgoub Egypt | 295.0 kg | Karel Saitl Czechoslovakia | 280.0 kg |
| Featherweight 60 kg |
Nikolay Saksonov Soviet Union | 337.5 kg | Rafael Chimishkyan Soviet Union | 332.5 kg | Einar Eriksson Sweden | 307.5 kg |
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
Pete George United States | 370.0 kg | Dmitry Ivanov Soviet Union | 365.0 kg | Said Khalifa Gouda Egypt | 355.0 kg |
| Middleweight 75 kg |
Tommy Kono United States | 407.5 kg | Dave Sheppard United States | 397.5 kg | Yury Duganov Soviet Union | 382.5 kg |
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
Arkady Vorobyov Soviet Union | 430.0 kg | Trofim Lomakin Soviet Union | 427.5 kg | Stanley Stanczyk United States | 415.0 kg |
| Middle heavyweight 90 kg |
Norbert Schemansky United States | 442.5 kg | Mohamed Ibrahim Saleh Egypt | 400.0 kg | Mohamed Ali Abdelkerim Egypt | 385.0 kg |
| Heavyweight +90 kg |
Doug Hepburn Canada | 467.5 kg | John Davis United States | 457.5 kg | Humberto Selvetti Argentina | 450.0 kg |
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Egypt | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
References
[edit]- Results Archived 2011-07-09 at the Wayback Machine (Sport 123)
- Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
