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.

1949 Men's World Championships
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Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Bantamweight
56 kg
Mahmoud Namjoo
  Iran
315.0 kg Kamal Mahgoub
  Egypt
295.0 kg Joseph DePietro
  United States
295.0 kg
Featherweight
60 kg
Mahmoud Fayad
  Egypt
332.5 kg Johan Runge
  Denmark
312.5 kg Max Heral
  France
302.5 kg
Lightweight
67.5 kg
Ibrahim Shams
  Egypt
352.5 kg Joe Pitman
  United States
342.5 kg Arvid Andersson
  Sweden
322.5 kg
Middleweight
75 kg
Khadr El-Touni
  Egypt
397.5 kg Pete George
  United States
385.0 kg Hassan Rahnavardi
  Iran
340.0 kg
Light heavyweight
82.5 kg
Stanley Stanczyk
  United States
412.5 kg Jean Debuf
  France
382.5 kg Rasoul Raeisi
  Iran
365.0 kg
Heavyweight
+82.5 kg
John Davis
  United States
442.5 kg Niels Petersen
  Denmark
390.0 kg Robert Allart
  Belgium
387.5 kg

Medal table

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Medal winners of freestyle 68 kg. From left to right, Kamal Mahgoub, Mahmoud Namjoo and Joseph DePietro
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Egypt3104
2  United States2215
3  Iran1023
4  Denmark0202
5  France0112
6  Belgium0011
  Sweden0011
Totals (7 entries)66618

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