1951 European Weightlifting Championships

Host City Milano
Country ITA
Held 26 – 28 October 1951
Competitors 21
Countries 10

World Championships

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 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 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 France FRA 2 1 2 5
2 Italy ITA 2 1 1 4
3 Denmark DEN 1 0 0 1
= Germany GER 1 0 0 1
= Netherlands NED 1 0 0 1
6 Austria AUT 0 2 2 4
7 Great Britain GBR 0 2 0 2
8 Finland FIN 0 1 0 1
9 Switzerland SUI 0 0 1 1
= Yugoslavia YUG 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
bantamweight -56 kg Total (three lifts), Men Ettore Amati ITA Arvo Vehkonen FIN Andrija Maleč YUG
featherweight -60 kg Total (three lifts), Men Johan Runge DEN Julian Creus GBR Max Heral FRA
lightweight -67.5 kg Total (three lifts), Men Ermanno Pignatti ITA Josef Tauchner AUT Roger Rubini SUI
middleweight -75 kg Total (three lifts), Men Jan Smeekens NED Georges Firmin FRA André Dochy FRA
light-heavyweight -82.5 kg Total (three lifts), Men Jean Debuf FRA Wilhelm Flenner AUT Augusto Fiorentini ITA
middle-heavyweight -90 kg Total (three lifts), Men Raymond Herbaux FRA Luciano Zardi ITA Franz Eibler AUT
heavyweight +90 kg Total (three lifts), Men Heinz Schattner GER Mel Barnett GBR Wilhelm Hafenscher AUT