1953 World Weightlifting Championships
{{short description|International weightlifting competition}}
{{Infobox games
| name = 1953 Men's World Championships
| previous = 1951
| next = 1954
}}
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
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2|width=250}} | |||
| Bantamweight 56 kg |{{flagmedalist|Ivan Udodov|URS|1936}} | 315.0 kg
|{{flagmedalist|Kamal Mahgoub|EGY|1922}} | 295.0 kg
|{{flagmedalist|Karel Saitl|TCH}} | 280.0 kg |
| Featherweight 60 kg |{{flagmedalist|Nikolay Saksonov|URS|1936}} | 337.5 kg
|{{flagmedalist|Rafael Chimishkyan|URS|1936}} | 332.5 kg
|{{flagmedalist|Einar Eriksson|SWE}} | 307.5 kg |
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |{{flagmedalist|Pete George|USA|1912}} | 370.0 kg
|{{flagmedalist|Dmitry Ivanov|URS|1936}} | 365.0 kg
|{{flagmedalist|Said Khalifa Gouda|EGY|1922}} | 355.0 kg |
| Middleweight 75 kg |{{flagmedalist|Tommy Kono|USA|1912}} | 407.5 kg
|{{flagmedalist|Dave Sheppard|USA|1912}} | 397.5 kg
|{{flagmedalist|Yury Duganov|URS|1936}} | 382.5 kg |
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |{{flagmedalist|Arkady Vorobyov|URS|1936}} | 430.0 kg
|{{flagmedalist|Trofim Lomakin|URS|1936}} | 427.5 kg
|{{flagmedalist|Stanley Stanczyk|USA|1912}} | 415.0 kg |
| Middle heavyweight 90 kg |{{flagmedalist|Norbert Schemansky|USA|1912}} | 442.5 kg
|{{flagmedalist|Mohamed Ibrahim Saleh|EGY|1922}} | 400.0 kg
|{{flagmedalist|Mohamed Ali Abdelkerim|EGY|1922}} | 385.0 kg |
| Heavyweight +90 kg |{{flagmedalist|Doug Hepburn|CAN|1921}} | 467.5 kg
|{{flagmedalist|John Davis|USA|1912}} | 457.5 kg
|{{flagmedalist|Humberto Selvetti|ARG|alt}} | 450.0 kg |
Medal table
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host =
| flag_template = flagcountry
| event =
| team =
| gold_URS = 3 | silver_URS = 3 | bronze_URS = 1 | name_URS = {{flagcountry|URS|1936}}
| gold_USA = 3 | silver_USA = 2 | bronze_USA = 1 | name_USA = {{flagcountry|USA|1912}}
| gold_CAN = 1 | silver_CAN = 0 | bronze_CAN = 0 | name_CAN = {{flagcountry|CAN|1921}}
| gold_EGY = 0 | silver_EGY = 2 | bronze_EGY = 2 | name_EGY = {{flagcountry|EGY|1922}}
| gold_ARG = 0 | silver_ARG = 0 | bronze_ARG = 1 | name_ARG = {{flagcountry|ARG|alt}}
| gold_TCH = 0 | silver_TCH = 0 | bronze_TCH = 1
| gold_SWE = 0 | silver_SWE = 0 | bronze_SWE = 1
}}
References
- [http://sports123.com/wei/index.html Results] (Sport 123)
- [http://www.iwf.net/doc/statistics/WORLD_CHAMP_SENIOR_001_146.PDF Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527172617/http://www.iwf.net/doc/statistics/WORLD_CHAMP_SENIOR_001_146.PDF |date=2011-05-27 }}
External links
- [http://www.iwf.net/ International Weightlifting Federation]
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