1937 World Weightlifting Championships
Host city | Paris, France |
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Dates | September 10–12, 1937 |
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
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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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
[edit]Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Germany | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
2 | United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Austria | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
4 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals (5 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
References
[edit]- Results (Sport 123)
- Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine