1955 World Weightlifting Championships

International weightlifting competition 1955 Men's World Championships 1954 1957 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 Bantamweight56 kgVladimir Stogov URS 1955335.0 kgCharles Vinci USA 1912317.5 kgMahmoud Namjoo IRI 1925312.5 kgFeatherweight60 kgRafael Chimishkyan URS 1955350.0 kgIvan Udodov URS 1955345.0 kgKamal Mahgoub EGY 1922327.5 kgLightweight67.5 kgNikolay Kostylev URS 1955382.5 kgSaid Khalifa Gouda EGY 1922365.0 kgNil Tun Maung Burma 1948355.0 kgMiddleweight75 kgPete George USA 1912405.0 kgFyodor Bogdanovsky URS 1955405.0 kgIngemar Franzén SWE372.5 kgLight heavyweight82.5 kgTommy Kono USA 1912435.0 kgVasily Stepanov URS 1955425.0 kgJim George USA 1912402.5 kgMiddle heavyweight90 kgArkady Vorobyov URS 1955455.0 kgClyde Emrich USA 1912427.5 kgHassan Rahnavardi IRI 1925425.0 kgHeavyweight+90 kgPaul Anderson USA 1912512.5 kgJames Bradford USA 1912475.0 kgEino Mäkinen FIN422.5 kg Medal table flagcountry 4 3 0 URS 1955 3 3 1 USA 1912 0 1 1 EGY 1922 0 0 2 IRI 1925 0 0 1 BIR 1948 0 0 1 0 0 1 References Results https://web.archive.org/web/20110709130554/http://sports123.com/wei/index.html 2011-07-09 (Sport 123) 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 External links International Weightlifting Federation World Weightlifting Championships World Weightlifting Championships Category:International sports competitions hosted by West Germany Category:International weightlifting competitions hosted by Germany Category:World Weightlifting Championships Category:October 1955 sports events in Europe