Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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| Weightlifting at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Empress Hall, Earl's Court |
| Dates | 9–11 August 1948 |
| Competitors | 120 from 30 nations |
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]
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight |
Joseph De Pietro United States |
Julian Creus Great Britain |
Richard Tom United States |
| Featherweight |
Mahmoud Fayad Egypt |
Rodney Wilkes Trinidad and Tobago |
Jafar Salmasi Iran |
| Lightweight |
Ibrahim Shams Egypt |
Attia Hamouda Egypt |
James Halliday Great Britain |
| Middleweight |
Frank Spellman United States |
Pete George United States |
Kim Sung-Jip South Korea |
| Light-heavyweight |
Stanley Stanczyk United States |
Harold Sakata United States |
Gösta Magnusson Sweden |
| Heavyweight |
John Davis United States |
Norbert Schemansky United States |
Abraham Charite Netherlands |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Egypt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
