Weightlifting at the 1951 Asian Games
Weightlifting was contested from March 5 to March 8 at the 1951 Asian Games in New Delhi, India.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight (56 kg) |
Mahmoud Namjoo Iran
|
Ali Mirzaei Iran
|
Pedro Landero Philippines
|
| Featherweight (60 kg) |
Jafar Salmasi Iran
|
Rodrigo del Rosario Philippines
|
Yukio Iguchi Japan
|
| Lightweight (67.5 kg) |
Hassan Ferdos Iran
|
Peter Ho Singapore
|
Minoru Kubota Japan
|
| Middleweight (75 kg) |
Firouz Pojhan Iran
|
Jalal Mansouri Iran
|
Ba Thein Burma
|
| Light heavyweight (82.5 kg) |
Hassan Rahnavardi Iran
|
Cheong Kok Cheong Singapore
|
Thein Han Burma
|
| Middle heavyweight (90 kg) |
Rasoul Raeisi Iran
|
Kamineni Eswara Rao India
|
Maung Maung Lwin Burma
|
| Heavyweight (+90 kg) |
Leon Kurukchian Iran
|
Ahmad Ordoubadi Iran
|
Dandamudi Rajagopal India
|
Medal table
| 1 |  Iran (IRI) |
7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 |  Singapore (SIN) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  India (IND) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Philippines (PHI) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Burma (BIR) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Japan (JPN) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Results
Note: The following lists may not be complete.
56 kg
5 March
| Rank | Athlete | Results (lb) | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Press | Snatch | Jerk | |||
|
Mahmoud Namjoo (IRI)
|
205 | 215 | 280 | 700 |
|
Ali Mirzaei (IRI)
|
205 | 200 | 250 | 655 |
|
Pedro Landero (PHI)
|
185 | 185 | 245 | 615 |
| 4 | Lon Mohamed Noor (SIN)
|
170 | 185 | 245 | 600 |
| 5 | Tun Neyin (BIR)
|
165 | 180 | 230 | 575 |
| 6 | R. Desal (IND)
|
145 | 160 | 210 | 515 |
| 7 | V. W. Phenany (IND)
|
125 | 160 | 195 | 480 |
60 kg
6 March
| Rank | Athlete | Results (lb) | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Press | Snatch | Jerk | |||
|
|
Jafar Salmasi (IRI)
|
210 | 210 | 255 | 675 |
|
|
Rodrigo del Rosario (PHI)
|
215 | 175 | 255 | 645 |
|
|
Yukio Iguchi (JPN)
|
200 | 185 | 260 | 645 |
| 4 | S. G. Sethuraman (IND)
|
260 | 635 | ||
| 5 | Chay Weng Yew (SIN)
|
165 | 190 | 265 | 620 |
| 6 | Khachik Arsham (IRI)
|
620 | |||
67.5 kg
7 March
| Rank | Athlete | Results (lb) | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Press | Snatch | Jerk | |||
|
|
Hassan Ferdos (IRI)
|
210 | 220 | 265 | 695 |
|
|
Peter Ho (SIN)
|
170 | 200 | 275 | 645 |
|
|
Minoru Kubota (JPN)
|
195 | 195 | 255 | 645 |
| 4 | Pin Myint (BIR)
|
185 | 175 | 240 | 600 |
| 5 | B. N. Ghosh (IND)
|
175 | 170 | 245 | 590 |
| 6 | Daniel Pon Mani (IND)
|
210 | 200 | No mark | 410 |
75 kg
8 March
| Rank | Athlete | Results (lb) | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Press | Snatch | Jerk | |||
|
|
Firouz Pojhan (IRI)
|
225 | 230 | 310 | 765 |
|
|
Jalal Mansouri (IRI)
|
230 | 230 | 295 | 755 |
|
|
Ba Thein (BIR)
|
200 | 210 | 260 | 670 |
82.5 kg
7 March
| Rank | Athlete | Results (lb) | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Press | Snatch | Jerk | |||
|
|
Hassan Rahnavardi (IRI)
|
265 | 255 | 325 | 845 |
|
|
Cheong Kok Cheong (SIN)
|
210 | 285 | 200 | 695 |
|
|
Thein Han (BIR)
|
200 | 215 | 275 | 690 |
| 4 | J. D. Telang (IND)
|
190 | 180 | 250 | 620 |
| 5 | N. K. Nair (IND)
|
180 | 170 | 220 | 570 |
90 kg
8 March
| Rank | Athlete | Results (lb) | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Press | Snatch | Jerk | |||
|
|
Rasoul Raeisi (IRI)
|
255 | 240 | 310 | 805 |
|
|
Kamineni Eswara Rao (IND)
|
200 | 205 | 250 | 655 |
|
|
Maung Maung Lwin (BIR)
|
185 | 200 | 255 | 640 |
+90 kg
6 March
| Rank | Athlete | Results (lb) | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Press | Snatch | Jerk | |||
|
|
Leon Kurukchian (IRI)
|
235 | 230 | 310 | 775 |
|
|
Ahmad Ordoubadi (IRI)
|
215 | 225 | 285 | 725 |
|
|
Dandamudi Rajagopal (IND)
|
220 | 210 | 295 | 725 |
