1948 European Weightlifting Championships

Host City London
Country GBR
Held 9 – 11 August 1948
Competitors 18
Countries 7

Olympic Games

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 2
light-heavyweight -82.5 kg Total (three lifts) Men Medal 3 3
heavyweight +82.5 kg Total (three lifts) Men Medal 3 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Great Britain GBR 2 2 0 4
2 France FRA 1 3 3 7
3 Denmark DEN 1 1 1 3
4 Netherlands NED 1 0 0 1
= Sweden SWE 1 0 0 1
6 Finland FIN 0 0 1 1
= Hungary HUN 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
bantamweight -56 kg Total (three lifts), Men Julian Creus GBR Marcel Thévenet FRA Ernő Porubszky HUN
featherweight -60 kg Total (three lifts), Men Johan Runge DEN Max Heral FRA André Le Guillerm FRA
lightweight -67.5 kg Total (three lifts), Men Jim Halliday GBR Jørgen Fryd Petersen DEN René Aleman FRA
middleweight -75 kg Total (three lifts), Men Pierre Bouladou FRA Bill Watson GBR Georges Firmin FRA
light-heavyweight -82.5 kg Total (three lifts), Men Gösta Magnusson SWE Jean Debuf FRA Juhani Vellamo FIN
heavyweight +82.5 kg Total (three lifts), Men Bram Charité NED Alf Knight GBR Niels Petersen DEN