Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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| Weightlifting at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Empress Hall, Earl's Court |
| Dates | 9–11 August 1948 |
| Competitors | 120 from 30 nations |
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.
Medal summary
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Bantamweight |
Joseph De Pietro United States
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Julian Creus Great Britain
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Richard Tom United States
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| Featherweight |
Mahmoud Fayad Egypt
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Rodney Wilkes Trinidad and Tobago
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Jafar Salmasi Iran
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| Lightweight |
Ibrahim Shams Egypt
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Attia Hamouda Egypt
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James Halliday Great Britain
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| Middleweight |
Frank Spellman United States
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Pete George United States
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Kim Sung-Jip South Korea
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| Light-heavyweight |
Stanley Stanczyk United States
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Harold Sakata United States
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Gösta Magnusson Sweden
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| Heavyweight |
John Davis United States
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Norbert Schemansky United States
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Abraham Charite Netherlands
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 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 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
References
- ^ "Weightlifting at the 1948 London Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
Sources
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 December 2006.
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