1905 World Weightlifting Championships

Host City Berlin
Country GER
Held 8 – 10 April 1905
Competitors 9
Countries 2

Organized by “Berliner Sportklub 1900” and held at Moabiter Gesellschaftshaus.

The four exercises required have been:

Round 1: One hand swing (best hand)

Round 2: One hand snatch (best hand)

Round 3: Two hand press

Round 4: Two hand jerk

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
lightweight -67.5 kg Total (four exercises) Men Medal 3 1
middleweight -80 kg Total (four exercises) Men 9 April 1905 Medal 3 2
heavyweight +80 kg Total (four exercises) Men 9 April 1905 Medal 3 1

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Germany GER 2 2 1 5
2 Austria AUT 1 1 2 4

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
lightweight -67.5 kg Total (four exercises), Men Nikolaus Winkler
"Herkules", Bamberg
GER Albert Hansen
"Roland", Hamburg
GER Paul Grimmer
"Siegfried", Dresden
GER
middleweight -80 kg Total (four exercises), Men Otto Walther
Athl.-Klub, Leipzig-Lindenau
GER Josef Lindinger
I. Männer-Stemm-Klub, München-Au
GER Edmund Danzer
Hernalser "Austria", Wien
AUT
heavyweight +80 kg Total (four exercises), Men Josef Steinbach
Wiener Turn-Athletik-Klub "Austria", Wien
AUT Karl Witzelsberger
Wiener Turn-Athletik-Klub "Austria", Wien
AUT Franz Pitka
Wiener Turn-Athletik-Klub "Austria", Wien
AUT