Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting at the Olympics
Weightlifting at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |
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Venue | Messuhalli |
Dates | 25–27 July 1952 |
Competitors | 142 from 41 nations |
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
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Bantamweight details | Ivan Udodov Soviet Union | Mahmoud Namjoo Iran | Ali Mirzaei Iran |
Featherweight details | Rafael Chimishkyan Soviet Union | Nikolai Saksonov Soviet Union | Rodney Wilkes Trinidad and Tobago |
Lightweight details | Tommy Kono United States | Yevgeni Lopatin Soviet Union | Vern Barberis Australia |
Middleweight details | Pete George United States | Gérald Gratton Canada | Kim Sung-Jip South Korea |
Light-heavyweight details | Trofim Lomakin Soviet Union | Stanley Stanczyk United States | Arkady Vorobyev Soviet Union |
Middle-heavyweight details | Norbert Schemansky United States | Grigory Novak Soviet Union | Lennox Kilgour Trinidad and Tobago |
Heavyweight details | John Davis United States | James Bradford United States | Humberto Selvetti Argentina |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
3 | Iran (IRI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
6 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (8 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
References
- ^ "Weightlifting at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
Sources
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
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Events at the 1952 Summer Olympics (Helsinki)
- Athletics
- Basketball
- Boxing
- Canoeing
- Cycling
- Diving
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Field hockey
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Handball (demonstration)
- Modern pentathlon
- Pesäpallo (demonstration)
- Rowing
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Water polo
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
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