Worlds · September 1949
1949 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1949 World Weightlifting Championships ran in Scheveningen, the Netherlands, from 4 to 6 September 1949. This page lists the medallists in its six classes. Gold went to Mahmoud Namjoo (56 kg), Mahmoud Fayad (60 kg), Ibrahim Shams (67.5 kg), Khadr El-Touni (75 kg), Stanley Stanczyk (82.5 kg) and John Davis (+82.5 kg).
- Medallists
- 18
- Classes
- 6
- Start date
- 4 Sep 1949
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, 1949 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
 Mahmoud Namjoo Iran
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| 2 |
 Kamal Mahgoub Egypt
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| 3 |
 Joseph DePietro United States
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Men's 60 kg, 1949 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Mahmoud Fayad Egypt
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| 2 |
 Johan Runge Denmark
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| 3 |
 Max Heral France
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Men's 67.5 kg, 1949 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Ibrahim Shams Egypt
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| 2 |
Joe Pitman United States
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| 3 |
 Arvid Andersson Sweden
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Men's 75 kg, 1949 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Khadr El-Touni Egypt
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| 2 |
Pete George United States
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| 3 |
Hassan Rahnavardi Iran
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Men's 82.5 kg, 1949 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Stanley Stanczyk United States
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| 2 |
Jean Debuf France
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| 3 |
Rasoul Raeisi Iran
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Men's +82.5 kg, 1949 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
John Davis United States
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| 2 |
Niels Petersen Denmark
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| 3 |
 Robert Allart Belgium
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