Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Paralympics

Weightlifting at the II Paralympic Games
Paralympic Weightlifting
Dates	09 - 12 November 1964
Competitors	18 from 10 nations
1968→

Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Paralympics consisted of four events for men held 09 - 12 November 1964. ^[1]

Participating nations

There were 18 male competitors representing 10 nations. ^[2]

•   Argentina  (3)
•   Australia  (3)
•   Fiji  (1)
•   France  (1)
•   Great Britain  (4)
•   Ireland  (1)
•   Israel  (1)
•   Rhodesia  (1)
•   South Africa  (1)
•   United States  (2)

Medal summary

Medal table

There were 12 medal winners representing six nations. ^[3]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Great Britain  (GBR)	1	1	2	4
2	Argentina  (ARG)	1	0	1	2
3	Israel  (ISR)	1	0	0	1
	South Africa  (RSA)	1	0	0	1
5	Australia  (AUS)	0	3	0	3
6	United States  (USA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 entries)		4	4	4	12

Men's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's featherweight details	J. Redgwick   Great Britain	Michael Dow   Australia	Héctor Brandoni   Argentina
Men's lightweight details	Fernando Bustelli   Argentina	Gary Hooper   Australia	Don Kennedy   United States
Men's middleweight details	B. Humble   South Africa	Tom Palmer   Great Britain	David Pickering   Great Britain
Men's heavyweight details	Shalom Dlugatch   Israel	Vic Renalson   Australia	Ralph Rowe   Great Britain

References

1. "Tokyo 1964 - Weightlifting". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee . Retrieved 2020-01-20.
2. "Tokyo 1964 - Weightlifting - Participants". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee . Retrieved 2020-01-20.
3. "Tokyo 1964 - Weightlifting - Medal Standings". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee . Retrieved 2020-01-20.

• Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Paralympics (Tokyo) from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)