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| Weightlifting at the 1959 Mediterranean Games | |
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| Location | Beirut, Lebanon |
| Dates | October 1959 |
The weightlifting tournament at the 1959 Mediterranean Games was held in Beirut, Lebanon.
* Host nation (Lebanon)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United Arab Republic | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  France | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Lebanon* | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 |  Turkey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 kg | Enrique Gomez de Salazar (ESP) | 260 kg | Abdul Rahman Tabohe (LIB) | 237.5 kg | Mohamed Hussein Abdel Kerim (UAR) | 200 kg |
| 60 kg | Mohamed Housni Abbas (UAR) | 322.5 kg | Mustafa Ahmed El Chikhani (UAR) | 315 kg | Saleh Chammas (LIB) | 295 kg |
| 67.5 kg | Mohamed Fauzi (UAR) | 357.5 kg | Roger Gerber (FRA) | 350 kg | Noureddine Badre (LIB) | 297.5 kg |
| 75 kg | Khadr El Sayed El Touni (UAR) | 387.5 kg | Rolf Maier (FRA) | 367.5 kg | Mohamed Mourtada (LIB) | 345 kg |
| 82.5 kg | Marcel Paterni (FRA) | 402.5 kg | Metin Gürman (TUR) | 367.5 kg | Issameddine Khodr Agha (LIB) | 322.5 kg |
| 90 kg | Branko Loncar (UAR) | 392.5 kg | Georges Wahler (ESP) | 327.5 kg | Joze Cuk (LIB) | 320 kg |
| +90 kg | Mohamed Mahmoud Ibrahim (UAR) | 425 kg | Kevork Lahamdjian (LIB) | 352.5 kg | ||
