1955 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1955 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Munich, West Germany, from October 12 to October 16, 1955. There were 108 men in action from 25 nations.
Medal summary[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bantamweight 56 kg |
Vladimir Stogov![]() |
335.0 kg | Charles Vinci![]() |
317.5 kg | Mahmoud Namjoo![]() |
312.5 kg |
Featherweight 60 kg |
Rafael Chimishkyan![]() |
350.0 kg | Ivan Udodov![]() |
345.0 kg | Kamal Mahgoub![]() |
327.5 kg |
Lightweight 67.5 kg |
Nikolay Kostylev![]() |
382.5 kg | Said Khalifa Gouda![]() |
365.0 kg | Nil Tun Maung![]() |
355.0 kg |
Middleweight 75 kg |
Pete George![]() |
405.0 kg | Fyodor Bogdanovsky![]() |
405.0 kg | Ingemar Franzén![]() |
372.5 kg |
Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
Tommy Kono![]() |
435.0 kg | Vasily Stepanov![]() |
425.0 kg | Jim George![]() |
402.5 kg |
Middle heavyweight 90 kg |
Arkady Vorobyov![]() |
455.0 kg | Clyde Emrich![]() |
427.5 kg | Hassan Rahnavardi![]() |
425.0 kg |
Heavyweight +90 kg |
Paul Anderson![]() |
512.5 kg | James Bradford![]() |
475.0 kg | Eino Mäkinen![]() |
422.5 kg |
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (7 nations) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
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