The 1953 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Stockholm, Sweden from August 26 to August 28, 1953. There were 70 men in action from 19 nations.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight 56 kg |
Ivan Udodov.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Soviet Union | 315.0 kg | Kamal Mahgoub.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Egypt | 295.0 kg | Karel Saitl Czechoslovakia | 280.0 kg |
| Featherweight 60 kg |
Nikolay Saksonov Soviet Union | 337.5 kg | Rafael Chimishkyan Soviet Union | 332.5 kg | Einar Eriksson Sweden | 307.5 kg |
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
Pete George.svg.png.webp){kind=small} United States | 370.0 kg | Dmitry Ivanov Soviet Union | 365.0 kg | Said Khalifa Gouda Egypt | 355.0 kg |
| Middleweight 75 kg |
Tommy Kono United States | 407.5 kg | Dave Sheppard United States | 397.5 kg | Yury Duganov Soviet Union | 382.5 kg |
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
Arkady Vorobyov Soviet Union | 430.0 kg | Trofim Lomakin Soviet Union | 427.5 kg | Stanley Stanczyk United States | 415.0 kg |
| Middle heavyweight 90 kg |
Norbert Schemansky United States | 442.5 kg | Mohamed Ibrahim Saleh Egypt | 400.0 kg | Mohamed Ali Abdelkerim Egypt | 385.0 kg |
| Heavyweight +90 kg |
Doug Hepburn.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 467.5 kg | John Davis United States | 457.5 kg | Humberto Selvetti.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Argentina | 450.0 kg |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Egypt | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
References
- Results (Sport 123)
- Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
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