The 1957 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Tehran, Pahlavi Iran from November 8 to November 12, 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
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
United States |
350.0 kg |
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
Viktor Bushuev
Soviet Union |
380.0 kg |
Ivan Abadzhiev
Bulgaria |
372.5 kg |
Jan Czepułkowski
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
External links
The 1957 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Tehran, Pahlavi Iran from November 8 to November 12, 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
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
United States |
350.0 kg |
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
Viktor Bushuev
Soviet Union |
380.0 kg |
Ivan Abadzhiev
Bulgaria |
372.5 kg |
Jan Czepułkowski
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