The 1954 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Vienna, Austria from October 7 to October 10, 1954. There were 100 men in action from 23 nations.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight 56 kg |
Bakir Farkhutdinov.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Soviet Union | 315.0 kg | Mahmoud Namjoo.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Iran | 307.5 kg | Ali Mirzaei Iran | 302.5 kg |
| Featherweight 60 kg |
Rafael Chimishkyan Soviet Union | 350.0 kg | Ivan Udodov Soviet Union | 350.0 kg | Nil Tun Maung.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Burma | 330.0 kg |
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
Dmitry Ivanov Soviet Union | 367.5 kg | Said Khalifa Gouda.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Egypt | 355.0 kg | Josef Tauchner Austria | 352.5 kg |
| Middleweight 75 kg |
Pete George.svg.png.webp){kind=small} United States | 405.0 kg | Fyodor Bogdanovsky Soviet Union | 402.5 kg | Stanley Stanczyk United States | 390.0 kg |
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
Tommy Kono United States | 435.0 kg | Trofim Lomakin Soviet Union | 427.5 kg | Jean Debuf France | 405.0 kg |
| Middle heavyweight 90 kg |
Arkady Vorobyov Soviet Union | 460.0 kg | Dave Sheppard United States | 440.0 kg | Clyde Emrich United States | 427.5 kg |
| Heavyweight +90 kg |
Norbert Schemansky United States | 487.5 kg | James Bradford United States | 462.5 kg | Franz Hölbl Austria | 425.0 kg |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Iran | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Egypt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Burma | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
References
- Results (Sport 123)
- Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
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