1946 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1946 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Paris, France, from October 18 to October 19, 1946. There were 79 men in action from 13 nations.
Medal summary[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Featherweight 60 kg |
Arvid Andersson![]() |
320.0 kg | Mahmoud Fayad![]() |
317.5 kg | Moisey Kasyanik![]() |
310.0 kg |
Lightweight 67.5 kg |
Stanley Stanczyk![]() |
367.5 kg | Vladimir Svetilko![]() |
347.5 kg | Georgi Popov![]() |
335.0 kg |
Middleweight 75 kg |
Khadr El-Touni![]() |
377.5 kg | John Terpak![]() |
375.0 kg | Frank Spellman![]() |
372.5 kg |
Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
Grigory Novak![]() |
425.0 kg | ![]() |
390.0 kg | Henri Ferrari![]() |
390.0 kg |
Heavyweight +82.5 kg |
John Davis![]() |
435.0 kg | Yakov Kutsenko![]() |
415.0 kg | Mohamed Geisa![]() |
395.0 kg |
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (5 nations) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
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