Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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| Venue | Messuhalli |
| Dates | 25–27 July 1952 |
| Competitors | 142 from 41 nations |
The weightlifting competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only. The middle-heavyweight division was a newly created weight class, moving the heavyweight class up from 82.5 kg to 90 kg. The events were held at Messuhalli.[1]
Medal summary
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight | Ivan Udodov Soviet Union | Mahmoud Namjoo Iran | Ali Mirzaei Iran |
| Featherweight | Rafael Chimishkyan Soviet Union | Nikolai Saksonov Soviet Union | Rodney Wilkes Trinidad and Tobago |
| Lightweight | Tommy Kono United States | Yevgeni Lopatin Soviet Union | Vern Barberis Australia |
| Middleweight | Pete George United States | Gérald Gratton Canada | Kim Sung-Jip South Korea |
| Light-heavyweight | Trofim Lomakin Soviet Union | Stanley Stanczyk United States | Arkady Vorobyev Soviet Union |
| Middle-heavyweight | Norbert Schemansky United States | Grigory Novak Soviet Union | Lennox Kilgour Trinidad and Tobago |
| Heavyweight | John Davis United States | James Bradford United States | Humberto Selvetti Argentina |
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |  Iran (IRI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Weightlifting at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
Sources
[edit]- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
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