1950 World Weightlifting Championships
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The 1950 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Paris, France from October 13 to October 15, 1950. There were 56 men in action from 17 nations.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight 56 kg |
Mahmoud Namjoo Iran (IRI) |
310.0 kg | Rafael Chimishkyan Soviet Union (URS) |
305.0 kg | Kamal Mahgoub Egypt (EGY) |
297.5 kg |
| Featherweight 60 kg |
Mahmoud Fayad Egypt (EGY) |
327.5 kg | Yevgeny Lopatin Soviet Union (URS) |
317.5 kg | Julian Creus Great Britain (GBR) |
305.0 kg |
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
Joe Pitman United States (USA) |
352.5 kg | Attia Hamouda Egypt (EGY) |
350.0 kg | Vladimir Svetilko Soviet Union (URS) |
347.5 kg |
| Middleweight 75 kg |
Khadr El-Touni Egypt (EGY) |
400.0 kg | Pete George United States (USA) |
390.0 kg | Vladimir Pushkarev Soviet Union (URS) |
385.0 kg |
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
Stanley Stanczyk United States (USA) |
420.0 kg | Arkady Vorobyov Soviet Union (URS) |
420.0 kg | Arabi Awadi Egypt (EGY) |
382.5 kg |
| Heavyweight +82.5 kg |
John Davis United States (USA) |
462.5 kg | Yakov Kutsenko Soviet Union (URS) |
422.5 kg | Melvin Barnett Great Britain (GBR) |
400.0 kg |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Egypt |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Iran |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Soviet Union |
0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Great Britain |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
