1937 World Weightlifting Championships

19 Men's World Championships
Host cityParis, France
DatesSeptember 10–12, 1937
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The 1937 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Paris, France from September 10 to September 12, 1937. There were 50 men in action from 10 nations.

Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Featherweight
60 kg
Georg Liebsch
 Germany
297.5 kg Anton Richter
 Austria
287.5 kg Max Walter
 Germany
287.5 kg
Lightweight
67.5 kg
Tony Terlazzo
 United States
357.5 kg Robert Fein
 Austria
355.0 kg Karl Jansen
 Germany
330.0 kg
Middleweight
75 kg
John Terpak
 United States
357.5 kg Adolf Wagner
 Germany
340.0 kg Hans Valla
 Austria
340.0 kg
Light heavyweight
82.5 kg
Fritz Haller
 Austria
375.0 kg Louis Hostin
 France
372.5 kg Anton Gietl
 Germany
365.0 kg
Heavyweight
+82.5 kg
Josef Manger
 Germany
420.0 kg Václav Pšenička
 Czechoslovakia
405.0 kg Heinz Schattner
 Germany
395.0 kg

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Germany2147
2 United States2002
3 Austria1214
4 Czechoslovakia0101
 France0101
Totals (5 entries)55515

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