1953 World Weightlifting Championships

International weightlifting competition 1953 Men's World Championships 1951 1954 The 1953 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Stockholm, Sweden from August 26 to August 28, 1953. There were 70 men in action from 19 nations. Medal summary Bantamweight56 kgIvan Udodov URS 1936315.0 kgKamal Mahgoub EGY 1922295.0 kgKarel Saitl TCH280.0 kgFeatherweight60 kgNikolay Saksonov URS 1936337.5 kgRafael Chimishkyan URS 1936332.5 kgEinar Eriksson SWE307.5 kgLightweight67.5 kgPete George USA 1912370.0 kgDmitry Ivanov URS 1936365.0 kgSaid Khalifa Gouda EGY 1922355.0 kgMiddleweight75 kgTommy Kono USA 1912407.5 kgDave Sheppard USA 1912397.5 kgYury Duganov URS 1936382.5 kgLight heavyweight82.5 kgArkady Vorobyov URS 1936430.0 kgTrofim Lomakin URS 1936427.5 kgStanley Stanczyk USA 1912415.0 kgMiddle heavyweight90 kgNorbert Schemansky USA 1912442.5 kgMohamed Ibrahim Saleh EGY 1922400.0 kgMohamed Ali Abdelkerim EGY 1922385.0 kgHeavyweight+90 kgDoug Hepburn CAN 1921467.5 kgJohn Davis USA 1912457.5 kgHumberto Selvetti ARG alt450.0 kg Medal table flagcountry 3 3 1 URS 1936 3 2 1 USA 1912 1 0 0 CAN 1921 0 2 2 EGY 1922 0 0 1 ARG alt 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 weightlifting competitions hosted by Sweden Category:World Weightlifting Championships Category:Sports competitions in Stockholm Category:1950s in Stockholm