Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer 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[edit]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Bantamweight | Ivan Udodov![]() | Mahmoud Namjoo![]() | Ali Mirzaei![]() |
Featherweight | Rafael Chimishkyan![]() | Nikolai Saksonov![]() | Rodney Wilkes![]() |
Lightweight | Tommy Kono![]() | Yevgeni Lopatin![]() | Vern Barberis![]() |
Middleweight | Pete George![]() | Gérald Gratton![]() | Kim Sung-Jip![]() |
Light-heavyweight | Trofim Lomakin![]() | Stanley Stanczyk![]() | Arkady Vorobyev![]() |
Middle-heavyweight | Norbert Schemansky![]() | Grigory Novak![]() | Lennox Kilgour![]() |
Heavyweight | John Davis![]() | James Bradford![]() | Humberto Selvetti![]() |
Medal table[edit]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (8 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Weightlifting at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
Sources[edit]
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-20.