Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |
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Venue | Empress Hall, Earl's Court |
Dates | 9–11 August 1948 |
Competitors | 120 from 30 nations |
The weightlifting competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London consisted of six weight classes, all for men only. The bantamweight division was a newly created weight class, marking the first change to the Olympic program since 1920.
Medal summary
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Bantamweight |
Joseph De Pietro |
Julian Creus |
Richard Tom |
Featherweight |
Mahmoud Fayad |
Rodney Wilkes |
Jafar Salmasi |
Lightweight |
Ibrahim Shams |
Attia Hamouda |
James Halliday |
Middleweight |
Frank Spellman |
Pete George |
Kim Sung-Jip |
Light-heavyweight |
Stanley Stanczyk |
Harold Sakata |
Gösta Magnusson |
Heavyweight |
John Davis |
Norbert Schemansky |
Abraham Charite |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Totals (8 nations) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
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