1955 World Weightlifting Championships

Host City München
Country GER
Held 12 – 16 October 1955
Competitors 21
Countries 7

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
bantamweight -56 kg Total (three lifts) Men Medal 3 3
featherweight -60 kg Total (three lifts) Men Medal 3 2
lightweight -67.5 kg Total (three lifts) Men Medal 3 3
middleweight -75 kg Total (three lifts) Men Medal 3 3
light-heavyweight -82.5 kg Total (three lifts) Men Medal 3 2
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 Soviet Union URS 4 3 0 7
2 United States USA 3 3 1 7
3 Egypt EGY 0 1 1 2
4 Iran IRI 0 0 2 2
5 Finland FIN 0 0 1 1
= Myanmar MYA 0 0 1 1
= Sweden SWE 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
bantamweight -56 kg Total (three lifts), Men Vladimir Stogov URS Chuck Vinci USA Mahmoud Namdjou IRI
featherweight -60 kg Total (three lifts), Men Rapael Chimishk'iani URS Ivan Udodov URS Kamal Mahgoub EGY
lightweight -67.5 kg Total (three lifts), Men Nikolay Kostylev URS Khalifa Said Gouda EGY Tun Maung MYA
middleweight -75 kg Total (three lifts), Men Pete George USA Fyodor Bogdanovsky URS Ingemar Franzén SWE
light-heavyweight -82.5 kg Total (three lifts), Men Tommy Kono USA Vasīlijs Stepanovs URS Jim George USA
middle-heavyweight -90 kg Total (three lifts), Men Arkady Vorobyov URS Clyde Emrich USA Hassan Rahnavardi IRI
heavyweight +90 kg Total (three lifts), Men Paul Anderson USA Jim Bradford USA Eino Mäkinen FIN