1947 World Weightlifting Championships
Appearance
Host city | Philadelphia, United States |
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Dates | September 26–27, 1947 |
The 1947 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Philadelphia, United States from September 26 to September 27, 1947. There were 39 men in action from 12 nations.
Medal summary[edit]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Bantamweight 56 kg |
Joseph DePietro |
300.0 kg | Richard Tom |
287.5 kg | Rosaire Smith |
277.5 kg |
Featherweight 60 kg |
Robert Higgins |
310.0 kg | Nam Su-il |
307.5 kg | Emerick Ishikawa |
302.5 kg |
Lightweight 67.5 kg |
Pete George |
352.5 kg | John Stuart |
350.0 kg | George Espeut |
342.5 kg |
Middleweight 75 kg |
Stanley Stanczyk |
405.0 kg | Frank Spellman |
375.0 kg | Kim Seong-jip |
352.5 kg |
Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
John Terpak |
387.5 kg | Keevil Daly |
370.0 kg | Juhani Vellamo |
367.5 kg |
Heavyweight +82.5 kg |
John Davis |
455.0 kg | Norbert Schemansky |
412.5 kg | Václav Bečvář |
360.0 kg |
Medal table[edit]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
References[edit]
- Results (Sport 123) [failed verification]
- Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine [failed verification]