1937 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1937 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Paris, France from September 10 to September 12, 1937. There were 50 men in action from 10 nations.
Medal summary[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Featherweight 60 kg |
Georg Liebsch![]() |
297.5 kg | Anton Richter![]() |
287.5 kg | Max Walter![]() |
287.5 kg |
Lightweight 67.5 kg |
Tony Terlazzo![]() |
357.5 kg | Robert Fein![]() |
355.0 kg | Karl Jansen![]() |
330.0 kg |
Middleweight 75 kg |
John Terpak![]() |
357.5 kg | Adolf Wagner![]() |
340.0 kg | Hans Valla![]() |
340.0 kg |
Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
Fritz Haller![]() |
375.0 kg | Louis Hostin![]() |
372.5 kg | ![]() |
365.0 kg |
Heavyweight +82.5 kg |
Josef Manger![]() |
420.0 kg | Václav Pšenička![]() |
405.0 kg | Heinz Schattner![]() |
395.0 kg |
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals (5 nations) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
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- International weightlifting competitions hosted by France
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