1953 World Weightlifting Championships

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1953 Men's World Championships
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The 1953 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Stockholm, Sweden from August 26 to August 28, 1953. There were 70 men in action from 19 nations.

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Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Bantamweight
56 kg		 Ivan Udodov
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union 		315.0 kg Kamal Mahgoub
Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 		295.0 kg Karel Saitl
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 		280.0 kg
Featherweight
60 kg		 Nikolay Saksonov
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union 		337.5 kg Rafael Chimishkyan
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union 		332.5 kg Einar Eriksson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 		307.5 kg
Lightweight
67.5 kg		 Pete George
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 		370.0 kg Dmitry Ivanov
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union 		365.0 kg Said Khalifa Gouda
Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 		355.0 kg
Middleweight
75 kg		 Tommy Kono
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 		407.5 kg Dave Sheppard
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 		397.5 kg Yury Duganov
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union 		382.5 kg
Light heavyweight
82.5 kg		 Arkady Vorobyov
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union 		430.0 kg Trofim Lomakin
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union 		427.5 kg Stanley Stanczyk
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 		415.0 kg
Middle heavyweight
90 kg		 Norbert Schemansky
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 		442.5 kg Mohamed Ibrahim Saleh
Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 		400.0 kg Mohamed Ali Abdelkerim
Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 		385.0 kg
Heavyweight
+90 kg		 Doug Hepburn
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 		467.5 kg John Davis
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 		457.5 kg Humberto Selvetti
Flag of Argentina (civil).svg  Argentina 		450.0 kg

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union 3317
2Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 3216
3Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 1001
4Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 0224
5Flag of Argentina (civil).svg  Argentina 0011
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 0011
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0011
Totals (7 entries)77721

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