1950 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1950 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held October 13–15, 1950, in Paris, France. 56 men from 17 nations participated.
Medal summary
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight 56 kg |
Mahmoud Namjoo Iran |
310.0 kg | Rafael Chimishkyan Soviet Union |
305.0 kg | Kamal Mahgoub Egypt |
297.5 kg |
| Featherweight 60 kg |
Mahmoud Fayad Egypt |
327.5 kg | Yevgeny Lopatin Soviet Union |
317.5 kg | Julian Creus Great Britain |
305.0 kg |
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
Joe Pitman United States |
352.5 kg | Attia Hamouda Egypt |
350.0 kg | Vladimir Svetilko Soviet Union |
347.5 kg |
| Middleweight 75 kg |
Khadr El-Touni Egypt |
400.0 kg | Pete George United States |
390.0 kg | Vladimir Pushkarev Soviet Union |
385.0 kg |
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
Stanley Stanczyk United States |
420.0 kg | Arkady Vorobyov Soviet Union |
420.0 kg | Arabi Awadi Egypt |
382.5 kg |
| Heavyweight +82.5 kg |
John Davis United States |
462.5 kg | Yakov Kutsenko Soviet Union |
422.5 kg | Joseph Barnett Great Britain |
400.0 kg |
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Egypt | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Iran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Soviet Union | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
References
[edit]- Results (Sport 123)
- Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine