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 Soviet Union |
315.0 kg | Kamal Mahgoub 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 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 Canada |
467.5 kg | John Davis United States |
457.5 kg | Humberto Selvetti 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