1958 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1958 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Stockholm, Sweden from September 16 to September 21, 1958. There were 96 men in action from 27 nations.
Medal summary[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight 56 kg |
Vladimir Stogov Soviet Union |
342.5 kg | Charles Vinci United States |
327.5 kg | Ali Safa-Sonboli Iran |
312.5 kg |
| Featherweight 60 kg |
Isaac Berger United States |
372.5 kg | Yevgeny Minayev Soviet Union |
362.5 kg | Sebastiano Mannironi Italy |
342.5 kg |
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
Viktor Bushuev Soviet Union |
390.0 kg | Luciano De Genova Italy |
362.5 kg | Henrik Tamraz Iran |
357.5 kg |
| Middleweight 75 kg |
Tommy Kono United States |
430.0 kg | Fyodor Bogdanovsky Soviet Union |
422.5 kg | Marcel Paterni France |
395.0 kg |
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
Trofim Lomakin Soviet Union |
440.0 kg | Jim George United States |
435.0 kg | Ireneusz Paliński Poland |
432.5 kg |
| Middle heavyweight 90 kg |
Arkady Vorobyov Soviet Union |
465.0 kg | Dave Sheppard United States |
450.0 kg | Ivan Veselinov Bulgaria |
422.5 kg |
| Heavyweight +90 kg |
Aleksey Medvedev Soviet Union |
485.0 kg | Dave Ashman United States |
457.5 kg | Firouz Pojhan Iran |
455.0 kg |
Medal table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | United States | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 nations) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
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