1949 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1949 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Scheveningen, Netherlands from September 4 to September 6, 1949. There were 38 men in action from 13 nations.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight 56 kg |
Mahmoud Namjoo.svg.png){kind=small} Iran (IRI) | 315.0 kg | Kamal Mahgoub.svg.png){kind=small} Egypt (EGY) | 295.0 kg | Joseph DePietro United States (USA) | 295.0 kg |
| Featherweight 60 kg |
Mahmoud Fayad Egypt (EGY) | 332.5 kg | Johan Runge Denmark (DEN) | 312.5 kg | Max Heral France (FRA) | 302.5 kg |
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
Ibrahim Shams Egypt (EGY) | 352.5 kg | Joe Pitman United States (USA) | 342.5 kg | Arvid Andersson Sweden (SWE) | 322.5 kg |
| Middleweight 75 kg |
Khadr El-Touni Egypt (EGY) | 397.5 kg | Pete George United States (USA) | 385.0 kg | Hassan Rahnavardi Iran (IRI) | 340.0 kg |
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
Stanley Stanczyk United States (USA) | 412.5 kg | Jean Debuf France (FRA) | 382.5 kg | Rasoul Raeisi Iran (IRI) | 365.0 kg |
| Heavyweight +82.5 kg |
John Davis United States (USA) | 442.5 kg | Niels Petersen Denmark (DEN) | 390.0 kg | Robert Allart.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium (BEL) | 387.5 kg |
Medal table
Podium of the 56 kg category
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | United States | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Iran | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Denmark | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
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