1947 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1947 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Philadelphia, United States from September 26 to September 27, 1947. There were 39 men in action from 12 nations.
Medal summary[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bantamweight 56 kg |
Joseph DePietro![]() |
300.0 kg | Richard Tom![]() |
287.5 kg | Rosaire Smith![]() |
277.5 kg |
Featherweight 60 kg |
Robert Higgins![]() |
310.0 kg | Nam Su-il![]() |
307.5 kg | Emerick Ishikawa![]() |
302.5 kg |
Lightweight 67.5 kg |
Pete George![]() |
352.5 kg | John Stuart![]() |
350.0 kg | George Espeut![]() |
342.5 kg |
Middleweight 75 kg |
Stanley Stanczyk![]() |
405.0 kg | Frank Spellman![]() |
375.0 kg | Kim Seong-jip![]() |
352.5 kg |
Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
John Terpak![]() |
387.5 kg | Keevil Daly![]() |
370.0 kg | Juhani Vellamo![]() |
367.5 kg |
Heavyweight +82.5 kg |
John Davis![]() |
455.0 kg | Norbert Schemansky![]() |
412.5 kg | Václav Bečvář![]() |
360.0 kg |
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
2 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (7 nations) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
References[]
- Results (Sport 123)[failed verification]
- Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics[failed verification]
External links[]
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