Egypt · Men's 67.5 kg, August 1948
Ibrahim Shams
Ibrahim Shams (1917 to 2001) was a weightlifter from Egypt, with two Olympic medals (1 gold, 1 bronze). On record here: the medals at the Olympic Games of 1936 to 1948. Other competitions before 1998 are not listed.
- Olympic medals
- 2
Ibrahim Shams at the Olympic Games
Olympic Games: 1 gold, 1 bronze.
Weight classes: 60 kg in 1936, 67.5 kg in 1948. The IWF changed its class list in January 1998.
Latest medal on record: 1948 Olympic Games, 9 August 1948, 67.5 kg, place 1.
Ibrahim Shams's Olympic medals
Medals at the Olympic Games, newest first, with the class and the place. The total is shown from 1976 on. Up to and including 1972 a total was made of more lifts than today's two: from 1928 the third was the press, in which the bar is pushed overhead from the shoulders with the arms alone, and the Games of 1920 and 1924 also counted one-hand lifts. Those totals are not shown. Results from other competitions before 1998 are not on record here.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Olympic Games 9 Aug 1948 | 1 | not shown | 67.5 kg | - | No total shown (more than two lifts) | |||||
| 1936 Olympic Games 2 Aug 1936 | 3 | not shown | 60 kg | - | No total shown (more than two lifts) | |||||
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