Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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Weightlifting
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
Weightlifting pictogram.svg
Venue Messuhalli
Dates25–27 July 1952
Competitors142 from 41 nations
←  1948
1956  →

The weightlifting competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only. The middle-heavyweight division was a newly created weight class, moving the heavyweight class up from 82.5 kg to 90 kg. The events were held at Messuhalli. [1]

Medal summary

GamesGoldSilverBronze
Bantamweight
details 		Ivan Udodov
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 		Mahmoud Namjoo
State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran 		Ali Mirzaei
State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran
Featherweight
details 		Rafael Chimishkyan
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 		Nikolai Saksonov
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 		Rodney Wilkes
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1889-1958).svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Lightweight
details 		Tommy Kono
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 		Yevgeni Lopatin
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 		Vern Barberis
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Middleweight
details 		Pete George
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 		Gérald Gratton
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 		Kim Sung-Jip
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
Light-heavyweight
details 		Trofim Lomakin
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 		Stanley Stanczyk
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 		Arkady Vorobyev
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Middle-heavyweight
details 		Norbert Schemansky
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 		Grigory Novak
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 		Lennox Kilgour
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1889-1958).svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Heavyweight
details 		John Davis
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 		James Bradford
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 		Humberto Selvetti
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)4206
2Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union  (URS)3317
3State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran  (IRI)0112
4Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada  (CAN)0101
5Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1889-1958).svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI)0022
6Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina  (ARG)0011
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)0011
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea  (KOR)0011
Totals (8 entries)77721

Participating nations


References

  1. ↑ "Weightlifting at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2019.

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