Worlds · September 1947
1947 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1947 World Weightlifting Championships ran in Philadelphia, the United States, from 26 to 27 September 1947. This page lists the medallists in its six classes. Gold went to Joseph DePietro (56 kg), Robert Higgins (60 kg), Pete George (67.5 kg), Stanley Stanczyk (75 kg), John Terpak (82.5 kg) and John Davis (+82.5 kg).
- Medallists
- 18
- Classes
- 6
- Start date
- 26 Sep 1947
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 56 kg, 1947 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
 Joseph DePietro United States
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| 2 |
Richard Tom United States
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| 3 |
 Rosaire Smith Canada
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Men's 60 kg, 1947 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Robert Higgins United States
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| 2 |
 Nam Su-il South Korea
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| 3 |
Emerick Ishikawa United States
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Men's 67.5 kg, 1947 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Pete George United States
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| 2 |
John Stuart Canada
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| 3 |
 George Espeut Great Britain
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Men's 75 kg, 1947 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Stanley Stanczyk United States
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| 2 |
Frank Spellman United States
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| 3 |
Kim Sung-jip South Korea
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Men's 82.5 kg, 1947 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
John Terpak United States
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| 2 | Keevil Daly Guyana |
| 3 |
 Juhani Vellamo Finland
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Men's +82.5 kg, 1947 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
John Davis United States
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| 2 |
Norbert Schemansky United States
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| 3 | Václav Bečvář Czechoslovakia |