Weightlifting at the 1958 Asian Games

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Weightlifting
at the 1958 Asian Games
Weightlifting pictogram.svg
Venue National Stadium Gymnasium
Dates25–28 May
Competitors60 from 11 nations
  1954
1966  

Weightlifting was contested from May 25 to May 28 at the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo Main Stadium Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan. The competition included only men's events for eight different weight categories.

Contents

Iran finished first at the medal table by winning three gold medals.

Schedule

AGroup A
Event↓/Date →25th
Sun
26th
Mon
27th
Tue
28th
Wed
Men's 52 kg A
Men's 56 kg A
Men's 60 kg A
Men's 67.5 kg A
Men's 75 kg A
Men's 82.5 kg A
Men's 90 kg A
Men's +90 kg A

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Flyweight
(52 kg) details
Lee Jang-woo
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea
Esmaeil Elmkhah
State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran
Keiji Hagio
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Bantamweight
(56 kg) details
Shigeo Kogure
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Mahmoud Namjoo
State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran
Alberto Nogar
Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines
Featherweight
(60 kg) details
Lee Taik-yong
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea
Ali Safa-Sonboli
State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran
Fumio Takeda
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Lightweight
(67.5 kg) details
Tan Howe Liang
Flag of Singapore (1946-1959).svg  Singapore
Kenji Onuma
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Henrik Tamraz
State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran
Middleweight
(75 kg) details
Ko Bu-beng
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China
Ebrahim Peiravi
State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran
Yoshio Hara
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Light heavyweight
(82.5 kg) details
Jalal Mansouri
State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran
Minoru Kubota
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Park Dong-cheol
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea
Middle heavyweight
(90 kg) details
Hassan Rahnavardi
State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran
Hwang Ho-dong
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea
Tan Kim Bee
Flag of Malaya.svg  Malaya
Heavyweight
(+90 kg) details
Firouz Pojhan
State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran
Lee Young-wan
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea
Gisaburo Seyama
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan

Medal table

Medal winners of 67.5 kg. From left to right, Kenji Onuma, Tan Howe Liang and Henrik Tamraz Kenji Onuma, Tan Howe Liang, Henrik Tamraz 1958.jpg
Medal winners of 67.5 kg. From left to right, Kenji Onuma, Tan Howe Liang and Henrik Tamraz
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran  (IRN)3418
2Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea  (KOR)2215
3Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)1247
4Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China  (ROC)1001
Flag of Singapore (1946-1959).svg  Singapore  (SIN)1001
6Flag of Malaya.svg  Malaya  (MAL)0011
Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines  (PHI)0011
Totals (7 nations)88824

Participating nations

A total of 60 athletes from 11 nations competed in weightlifting at the 1958 Asian Games:

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