1957 World Weightlifting Championships
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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.
| 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 |