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 Germany |
297.5 kg | Anton Richter Austria |
287.5 kg | Max Walter Germany |
287.5 kg |
Lightweight 67.5 kg |
Tony Terlazzo United States |
357.5 kg | Robert Fein Austria |
355.0 kg | Karl Jansen Germany |
330.0 kg |
Middleweight 75 kg |
John Terpak United States |
357.5 kg | Adolf Wagner Germany |
340.0 kg | Hans Valla Austria |
340.0 kg |
Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
Fritz Haller Austria |
375.0 kg | Louis Hostin France |
372.5 kg | Germany |
365.0 kg |
Heavyweight +82.5 kg |
Josef Manger Germany |
420.0 kg | Václav Pšenička Czechoslovakia |
405.0 kg | Heinz Schattner Germany |
395.0 kg |
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
2 | United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Austria | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
4 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals (5 nations) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
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