1957 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1957 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Tehran, Pahlavi Iran, from 8 November to 12 November 1957. There were 76 men in action from 21 nations.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight 56 kg |
Vladimir Stogov Soviet Union |
345.0 kg | Ali Safa-Sonboli.svg.png){kind=small} Iran |
327.5 kg | Mahmoud Namjoo Iran |
320.0 kg |
| Featherweight 60 kg |
Yevgeny Minayev Soviet Union |
362.5 kg | Sebastiano Mannironi Italy |
352.5 kg | Isaac Berger.svg.png){kind=small} United States |
350.0 kg |
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
Viktor Bushuev Soviet Union |
380.0 kg | Ivan Abadzhiev Bulgaria |
372.5 kg | Jan Czepułkowski.svg.png){kind=small} Poland |
365.0 kg |
| Middleweight 75 kg |
Tommy Kono United States |
420.0 kg | Fyodor Bogdanovsky Soviet Union |
420.0 kg | Jan Bochenek Poland |
395.0 kg |
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
Trofim Lomakin Soviet Union |
450.0 kg | Jim George United States |
422.5 kg | Jalal Mansouri Iran |
412.5 kg |
| Middle heavyweight 90 kg |
Arkady Vorobyov Soviet Union |
470.0 kg | Hassan Rahnavardi Iran |
440.0 kg | Firouz Pojhan Iran |
427.5 kg |
| Heavyweight +90 kg |
Aleksey Medvedev Soviet Union |
500.0 kg | Humberto Selvetti Argentina |
485.0 kg | Alberto Pigaiani Italy |
452.5 kg |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Iran | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
References
- Results (Sport 123)
- Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine