1953 World Weightlifting Championships
International weightlifting competition
← 1951 1954 → |
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
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
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
- Results (Sport 123)
- Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- International Weightlifting Federation
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