1950 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1950 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Paris, France from October 13 to October 15, 1950. There were 56 men in action from 17 nations.
Medal summary[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bantamweight 56 kg |
Mahmoud Namjoo![]() |
310.0 kg | Rafael Chimishkyan![]() |
305.0 kg | Kamal Mahgoub![]() |
297.5 kg |
Featherweight 60 kg |
Mahmoud Fayad![]() |
327.5 kg | Yevgeny Lopatin![]() |
317.5 kg | Julian Creus![]() |
305.0 kg |
Lightweight 67.5 kg |
Joe Pitman![]() |
352.5 kg | Attia Hamouda![]() |
350.0 kg | Vladimir Svetilko![]() |
347.5 kg |
Middleweight 75 kg |
Khadr El-Touni![]() |
400.0 kg | Pete George![]() |
390.0 kg | Vladimir Pushkarev![]() |
385.0 kg |
Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
Stanley Stanczyk![]() |
420.0 kg | Arkady Vorobyov![]() |
420.0 kg | ![]() |
382.5 kg |
Heavyweight +82.5 kg |
John Davis![]() |
462.5 kg | Yakov Kutsenko![]() |
422.5 kg | Joseph Barnett![]() |
400.0 kg |
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (5 nations) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
References[]
External links[]
Categories:
- 1950 in weightlifting
- 1950 in French sport
- International weightlifting competitions hosted by France
- World Weightlifting Championships