The weightlifting competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London consisted of six weight classes, all for men only. The bantamweight division was a newly created weight class, marking the first change to the Olympic program since 1920.[1]
| Weightlifting at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Empress Hall, Earl's Court |
| Dates | 9–11 August 1948 |
| Competitors | 120 from 30 nations |
Medal summary
edit| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight |
Joseph De Pietro |
Julian Creus |
Richard Tom |
| Featherweight |
Mahmoud Fayad |
Rodney Wilkes |
Jafar Salmasi |
| Lightweight |
Ibrahim Shams |
Attia Hamouda |
James Halliday |
| Middleweight |
Frank Spellman |
Pete George |
Kim Sung-Jip |
| Light-heavyweight |
Stanley Stanczyk |
Harold Sakata |
Gösta Magnusson |
| Heavyweight |
John Davis |
Norbert Schemansky |
Abraham Charite |
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals (8 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
References
edit- ^ "Weightlifting at the 1948 London Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
Sources
edit- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 December 2006.