1947 World Weightlifting Championships

International weightlifting competition August 2023 1947 Men's World Championships Philadelphia, United States September 26–27, 1947 1946 1949 The 1947 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Philadelphia, United States from September 26 to September 27, 1947. There were 39 men in action from 12 nations. Medal summary Bantamweight56 kgJoseph DePietro USA 1912300.0 kgRichard Tom USA 1912287.5 kgRosaire Smith CAN 1921277.5 kgFeatherweight60 kgRobert Higgins USA 1912310.0 kgNam Su-il KOR 1945307.5 kgEmerick Ishikawa USA 1912302.5 kgLightweight67.5 kgPete George USA 1912352.5 kgJohn Stuart CAN 1921350.0 kgGeorge Espeut GBR342.5 kgMiddleweight75 kgStanley Stanczyk USA 1912405.0 kgFrank Spellman USA 1912375.0 kgKim Sung-jip KOR 1945352.5 kgLight heavyweight82.5 kgJohn Terpak USA 1912387.5 kgKeevil Daly British Guiana370.0 kgJuhani Vellamo FIN367.5 kgHeavyweight+82.5 kgJohn Davis USA 1912455.0 kgNorbert Schemansky USA 1912412.5 kgVáclav Bečvář TCH360.0 kg Medal table flagcountry 6 3 1 USA 1912 0 1 1 CAN 1921 0 1 1 KOR 1945 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 References Results https://web.archive.org/web/20110709130554/http://sports123.com/wei/index.html July 9, 2011 (Sport 123) September 2019 Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics https://web.archive.org/web/20110527172617/http://www.iwf.net/doc/statistics/WORLD_CHAMP_SENIOR_001_146.PDF 2011-05-27 September 2019 External links International Weightlifting Federation World Weightlifting Championships World Weightlifting Championships Category:International weightlifting competitions hosted by the United States Category:World Weightlifting Championships