1949 World Weightlifting Championships

International weightlifting competition 1949 Men's World Championships 1947 1950 The 1949 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Scheveningen, Netherlands from September 4 to September 6, 1949. There were 38 men in action from 13 nations. Medal summary Bantamweight56 kgMahmoud Namjoo IRI 1925315.0 kgKamal Mahgoub EGY 1922295.0 kgJoseph DePietro USA 1912295.0 kgFeatherweight60 kgMahmoud Fayad EGY 1922332.5 kgJohan Runge DEN312.5 kgMax Heral FRA302.5 kgLightweight67.5 kgIbrahim Shams EGY 1922352.5 kgJoe Pitman USA 1912342.5 kgArvid Andersson SWE322.5 kgMiddleweight75 kgKhadr El-Touni EGY 1922397.5 kgPete George USA 1912385.0 kgHassan Rahnavardi IRI 1925340.0 kgLight heavyweight82.5 kgStanley Stanczyk USA 1912412.5 kgJean Debuf FRA382.5 kgRasoul Raeisi IRI 1925365.0 kgHeavyweight+82.5 kgJohn Davis USA 1912442.5 kgNiels Petersen DEN390.0 kgRobert Allart BEL387.5 kg Medal table thumb|right|Medal winners of freestyle 68 kg. From left to right, Kamal Mahgoub, Mahmoud Namjoo and Joseph DePietro flagcountry 3 1 0 EGY 1922 2 2 1 USA 1912 1 0 2 IRI 1925 0 2 0 0 1 1 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 the Netherlands Category:World Weightlifting Championships Category:20th century in The Hague Category:Weightlifting in the Netherlands