Olympics · August 1948
Weightlifting at the 1948 Olympic Games
Weightlifting at the 1948 Olympic Games ran in London, Great Britain, from 9 to 11 August 1948. This page lists the medallists in its six classes. Gold went to Joseph DePietro (56 kg), Mahmoud Fayad (60 kg), Ibrahim Shams (67.5 kg), Frank Spellman (75 kg), Stanley Stanczyk (82.5 kg) and John Davis (+82.5 kg).
- Medallists
- 18
- Classes
- 6
- Start date
- 9 Aug 1948
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 Games of 1920 and 1924 also counted one-hand lifts. Those totals are not shown.
Men's 56 kg, 1948 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
 Joseph DePietro United States
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| 2 |
 Julian Creus Great Britain
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| 3 |
Richard Tom United States
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Men's 60 kg, 1948 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
 Mahmoud Fayad Egypt
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| 2 |
 Rodney Wilkes Trinidad and Tobago
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| 3 |
 Jafar Salmasi Iran
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Men's 67.5 kg, 1948 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Ibrahim Shams Egypt
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| 2 |
Attia Hamouda Egypt
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| 3 |
James Halliday Great Britain
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Men's 75 kg, 1948 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Frank Spellman United States
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| 2 |
Pete George United States
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| 3 |
 Kim Sung-jip South Korea
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Men's 82.5 kg, 1948 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Stanley Stanczyk United States
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| 2 |
Harold Sakata United States
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| 3 |
 Gösta Magnusson Sweden
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Men's +82.5 kg, 1948 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
John Davis United States
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| 2 |
Norbert Schemansky United States
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| 3 |
 Abraham Charité Netherlands
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