| Weightlifting at the 1951 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | National Stadium |
| Dates | 5–8 March |
Weightlifting was contested from 5 to 8 March at the 1951 Asian Games in National Stadium, New Delhi, India. The competition included only men's events for seven different weight categories. Iranians dominated in all events and claimed 10 medals in total including seven golds.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight (56 kg) | Mahmoud Namjoo  Iran | Ali Mirzaei Iran | Pedro Landero  Philippines |
| Featherweight (60 kg) | Jafar Salmasi Iran | Rodrigo del Rosario Philippines | Yukio Iguchi  Japan |
| Lightweight (67.5 kg) | Hassan Ferdos Iran | Peter Ho  Singapore | Minoru Kubota Japan |
| Middleweight (75 kg) | Firouz Pojhan Iran | Jalal Mansouri Iran | Ba Thein  Burma |
| Light heavyweight (82.5 kg) | Hassan Rahnavardi Iran | Cheong Kok Cheong Singapore | Thein Han Burma |
| Middle heavyweight (90 kg) | Rasoul Raeisi Iran | Kamineni Eswara Rao  India | Maung Maung Lwin Burma |
| Heavyweight (+90 kg) | Leon Kurukchian Iran | Ahmad Ordoubadi Iran | Dandamudi Rajagopal India |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iran (IRN) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 |  Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Burma (BIR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (6 nations) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
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