Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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The weightlifting competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London consisted of six weight classes, all for men only. The bantamweight division was a newly created weight class, marking the first change to the Olympic program since 1920.
[edit] Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Bantamweight –56 kg |
 Joseph De PietroUnited States (USA) |
 Julian CreusGreat Britain (GBR) |
Richard Tom United States (USA) |
| Featherweight 56–60 kg |
 Mahmoud FayadEgypt (EGY) |
 Rodney WilkesTrinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
 Jafar SalmassiIran (IRI) |
| Lightweight 60–67.5 kg |
Ibrahim Shams Egypt (EGY) |
Attia Hamouda Egypt (EGY) |
James Halliday Great Britain (GBR) |
| Middleweight 67.5–75 kg |
Frank Spellman United States (USA) |
Peter George United States (USA) |
 Kim Sung-JipSouth Korea (KOR) |
| Light-heavyweight 75–82.5 kg |
Stanley Stanczyk United States (USA) |
Harold Sakata United States (USA) |
 Gösta MagnussonSweden (SWE) |
| Heavyweight +82.5 kg |
John Davis United States (USA) |
Norbert Schemansky United States (USA) |
 Abraham ChariteNetherlands (NED) |
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) |
4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Egypt (EGY) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Iran (IRI) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands (NED) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| South Korea (KOR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Reference
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on December 20, 2006.
| Events at the 1948 Summer Olympics (London) |
|---|
| Athletics • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Hockey • Lacrosse (demonstration) • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics |  |
|---|---|
| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in weightlifting |
