1949 European Weightlifting Championships

Host City Scheveningen
Country NED
Held 4 – 6 September 1949
Competitors 16
Countries 6

World Championships

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
bantamweight -56 kg Total (three lifts) Men Medal 1 1
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 3
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 France FRA 2 1 1 4
2 Denmark DEN 2 0 0 2
3 Great Britain GBR 1 1 0 2
4 Sweden SWE 1 0 1 2
5 Finland FIN 0 2 2 4
6 Belgium BEL 0 1 1 2

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
bantamweight -56 kg Total (three lifts), Men Marcel Thévenet FRA
featherweight -60 kg Total (three lifts), Men Johan Runge DEN Max Heral FRA Einar Sundström FIN
lightweight -67.5 kg Total (three lifts), Men Arvid Andersson SWE Unto Lehtonen FIN Hugo Huyghe BEL
middleweight -75 kg Total (three lifts), Men Ernie Peppiatt GBR Frank Teräskari FIN Lauri Kinnunen SWE
light-heavyweight -82.5 kg Total (three lifts), Men Jean Debuf FRA Ernie Roe GBR Juhani Vellamo FIN
heavyweight +82.5 kg Total (three lifts), Men Niels Petersen DEN Robert Allart BEL Raymond Herbaux FRA