1951 World Weightlifting Championships

Host City Milano
Country ITA
Held 26 – 28 October 1951
Competitors 21
Countries 6

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
bantamweight -56 kg Total (three lifts) Men Medal 3 2
featherweight -60 kg Total (three lifts) Men Medal 3 3
lightweight -67.5 kg Total (three lifts) Men Medal 3 3
middleweight -75 kg Total (three lifts) Men Medal 3 2
light-heavyweight -82.5 kg Total (three lifts) Men Medal 3 3
middle-heavyweight -90 kg Total (three lifts) Men Medal 3 3
heavyweight +90 kg Total (three lifts) Men Medal 3 2

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 United States USA 4 3 0 7
2 Egypt EGY 2 1 3 6
3 Iran IRI 1 1 3 5
4 Denmark DEN 0 1 0 1
= France FRA 0 1 0 1
6 Great Britain GBR 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
bantamweight -56 kg Total (three lifts), Men Mahmoud Namdjou IRI Ali Mirzai IRI Kamal Mahgoub EGY
featherweight -60 kg Total (three lifts), Men Khalifa Said Gouda EGY Johan Runge DEN Julian Creus GBR
lightweight -67.5 kg Total (three lifts), Men Ibrahim Shams EGY Joe Pitman USA Hassan Ferdous IRI
middleweight -75 kg Total (three lifts), Men Pete George USA Dave Sheppard USA Khadr El-Touni EGY
light-heavyweight -82.5 kg Total (three lifts), Men Stan Stanczyk USA Jean Debuf FRA Hassan Rahnavardi IRI
middle-heavyweight -90 kg Total (three lifts), Men Norb Schemansky USA Ibrahim Saleh EGY Firouz Pojhan IRI
heavyweight +90 kg Total (three lifts), Men John Davis USA Jim Bradford USA Mohamed Geisa EGY