1949 World Weightlifting Championships
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
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bantamweight 56 kg |
Mahmoud Namjoo![]() | 315.0 kg | Kamal Mahgoub![]() | 295.0 kg | Joseph DePietro![]() | 295.0 kg |
Featherweight 60 kg |
Mahmoud Fayad![]() | 332.5 kg | Johan Runge![]() | 312.5 kg | Max Heral![]() | 302.5 kg |
Lightweight 67.5 kg |
Ibrahim Shams![]() | 352.5 kg | Joe Pitman![]() | 342.5 kg | Arvid Andersson![]() | 322.5 kg |
Middleweight 75 kg |
Khadr El-Touni![]() | 397.5 kg | Pete George![]() | 385.0 kg | Hassan Rahnavardi![]() | 340.0 kg |
Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
Stanley Stanczyk![]() | 412.5 kg | Jean Debuf![]() | 382.5 kg | Rasoul Raeisi![]() | 365.0 kg |
Heavyweight +82.5 kg |
John Davis![]() | 442.5 kg | Niels Petersen![]() | 390.0 kg | Robert Allart![]() | 387.5 kg |
Medal table

Podium of the 56 kg category
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (7 nations) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
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