1955 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1955 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Munich, West Germany, from October 12 to October 16, 1955. There were 108 men in action from 25 nations.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight 56 kg |
Vladimir Stogov Soviet Union |
335.0 kg | Charles Vinci United States |
317.5 kg | Mahmoud Namjoo Iran |
312.5 kg |
| Featherweight 60 kg |
Rafael Chimishkyan Soviet Union |
350.0 kg | Ivan Udodov Soviet Union |
345.0 kg | Kamal Mahgoub Egypt |
327.5 kg |
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
Nikolay Kostylev Soviet Union |
382.5 kg | Said Khalifa Gouda Egypt |
365.0 kg | Nil Tun Maung Burma |
355.0 kg |
| Middleweight 75 kg |
Pete George United States |
405.0 kg | Fyodor Bogdanovsky Soviet Union |
405.0 kg | Ingemar Franzén Sweden |
372.5 kg |
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
Tommy Kono United States |
435.0 kg | Vasily Stepanov Soviet Union |
425.0 kg | Jim George United States |
402.5 kg |
| Middle heavyweight 90 kg |
Arkady Vorobyov Soviet Union |
455.0 kg | Clyde Emrich United States |
427.5 kg | Hassan Rahnavardi Iran |
425.0 kg |
| Heavyweight +90 kg |
Paul Anderson United States |
512.5 kg | James Bradford United States |
475.0 kg | Eino Mäkinen Finland |
422.5 kg |
Medal table
| 1 | Soviet Union |
4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | United States |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Egypt |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Iran |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Burma |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Finland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sweden |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|