1953 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1953 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Stockholm, Sweden from August 26 to August 28, 1953. There were 70 men in action from 19 nations.
Medal summary[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bantamweight 56 kg |
Ivan Udodov![]() |
315.0 kg | Kamal Mahgoub![]() |
295.0 kg | Karel Saitl![]() |
280.0 kg |
Featherweight 60 kg |
Nikolay Saksonov![]() |
337.5 kg | Rafael Chimishkyan![]() |
332.5 kg | Einar Eriksson![]() |
307.5 kg |
Lightweight 67.5 kg |
Pete George![]() |
370.0 kg | Dmitry Ivanov![]() |
365.0 kg | Said Khalifa Gouda![]() |
355.0 kg |
Middleweight 75 kg |
Tommy Kono![]() |
407.5 kg | Dave Sheppard![]() |
397.5 kg | ![]() |
382.5 kg |
Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
Arkady Vorobyov![]() |
430.0 kg | Trofim Lomakin![]() |
427.5 kg | Stanley Stanczyk![]() |
415.0 kg |
Middle heavyweight 90 kg |
Norbert Schemansky![]() |
442.5 kg | Mohamed Ibrahim Saleh![]() |
400.0 kg | Mohamed Ali Abdelkerim![]() |
385.0 kg |
Heavyweight +90 kg |
Doug Hepburn![]() |
467.5 kg | John Davis![]() |
457.5 kg | Humberto Selvetti![]() |
450.0 kg |
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (7 nations) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
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- International weightlifting competitions hosted by Sweden
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