1938 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1938 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Vienna, Nazi Germany from October 21 to October 23, 1938. There were 38 men in action from 11 nations.
Medal summary[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Featherweight 60 kg |
Georg Liebsch![]() |
305.0 kg | Attilio Bescapè![]() |
300.0 kg | Anton Richter![]() |
297.5 kg |
Lightweight 67.5 kg |
Tony Terlazzo![]() |
350.0 kg | Attia Hamouda![]() |
342.5 kg | Karl Schwitalle![]() |
332.5 kg |
Middleweight 75 kg |
Adolf Wagner![]() |
367.5 kg | Rudolf Ismayr![]() |
360.0 kg | John Terpak![]() |
357.5 kg |
Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
John Davis![]() |
387.5 kg | Fritz Haller![]() |
377.5 kg | Louis Hostin![]() |
372.5 kg |
Heavyweight +82.5 kg |
Josef Manger![]() |
410.0 kg | Steve Stanko![]() |
397.5 kg | Arnold Luhaäär![]() |
390.0 kg |
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (7 nations) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
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- International weightlifting competitions hosted by Austria