| Weightlifting at the 1954 Asian Games | |
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| Dates | 6–8 May |
Weightlifting was contested from May 6 to May 8 at the 1954 Asian Games in Manila, Philippines. The competition included only men's events for seven different weight categories.
| Weightlifting at the 1954 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Dates | 6–8 May |
Weightlifting was contested from May 6 to May 8 at the 1954 Asian Games in Manila, Philippines. The competition included only men's events for seven different weight categories.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight (56 kg) | Yu In-ho  | Rodolfo Caparas  | Yoshio Nanbu  |
| Featherweight (60 kg) | Nil Tun Maung  | Rodrigo del Rosario | Chay Weng Yew  |
| Lightweight (67.5 kg) | Cho Bong-jik | Minoru Kubota | Thio Ging Hwie  |
| Middleweight (75 kg) | Kim Chang-hee | La See-yun | Hachiro Fujiwara |
| Light heavyweight (82.5 kg) | Kim Seong-jip | Muhammad Iqbal Butt  | Harold de Castro |
| Middle heavyweight (90 kg) | Ko Chong-ku | Pedro del Mundo | Joaquin Vasquez |
| Heavyweight (+90 kg) | Maung Maung Lwin | Hong Chi-hua  | Shih Ping-hua |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 |  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 nations) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting, often simply referred to as weightlifting, is a sport in which the athlete attempts a maximum-weight single lift of a barbell loaded with weight plates.
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), headquartered in Budapest, is the international governing body for the sport of Olympic weightlifting.
The World Weightlifting Championships is an event organised by International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). The first competition, held in March 1891, was won by Edward Lawrence Levy of England.
Weightlifting is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since 1950. It is a core sport and must be included in the sporting programme of each edition of the Games.
European Weightlifting Championships is an annual event organised by the European Weightlifting Federation (EWF). It has been held since 1896. A separate event for women was held from 1988 to 1997, after which both championships have been held as one event.
The following are the records of Colombia in Olympic weightlifting. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Federacion Colombiana de Levantamiento de Pesas.
The following are the national records in Olympic weightlifting in India. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF).
The following are the national records in Olympic weightlifting in Cuba. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Federación Cubana de Levantamiento de Pesas.
The following are the national records in Olympic weightlifting in Ecuador. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Federación Ecuatoriana de Levantamiento de Pesas.
The following are the national records in Olympic weightlifting in Mexico. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Federación Mexicana de Levantamiento de Pesas (FMLP).
The following are the national records in Olympic weightlifting in Peru. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Federación Deportiva Peruana de Levantamiento de Pesas (FDPLP).
