Worlds · October 1938
1938 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1938 World Weightlifting Championships ran in Vienna, Germany, from 21 to 23 October 1938. This page lists the medallists in its five classes. Gold went to Georg Liebsch (60 kg), Tony Terlazzo (67.5 kg), Adolf Wagner (75 kg), John Davis (82.5 kg) and Josef Manger (+82.5 kg).
- Medallists
- 15
- Classes
- 5
- Start date
- 21 Oct 1938
Medallists
Medallists by class
Each class lists its medallists and the nation each lifted for. 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 competitions of 1920 to 1924 also counted one-hand lifts. Those totals are not shown.
Men's 60 kg, 1938 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
 Georg Liebsch Germany
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| 2 |
 Attilio Bescapè Italy
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| 3 |
 Anton Richter Austria
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Men's 67.5 kg, 1938 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
 Tony Terlazzo United States
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| 2 |
 Attia Hamouda Egypt
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| 3 |
Karl Schwitalle Germany
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Men's 75 kg, 1938 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Adolf Wagner Germany
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| 2 |
Rudolf Ismayr Germany
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| 3 |
John Terpak United States
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Men's 82.5 kg, 1938 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
John Davis United States
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| 2 |
Fritz Haller Austria
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| 3 |
 Louis Hostin France
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Men's +82.5 kg, 1938 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Josef Manger Germany
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| 2 |
Steve Stanko United States
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| 3 |
 Arnold Luhaäär Estonia
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