Worlds · October 1950
1950 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1950 World Weightlifting Championships ran in Paris, France, from 13 to 15 October 1950. This page lists the medallists in its six classes. Gold went to Mahmoud Namjoo (56 kg), Mahmoud Fayad (60 kg), Joe Pitman (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
- 13 Oct 1950
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, 1950 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
 Mahmoud Namjoo Iran
|
| 2 | Rafael Chimishkyan Soviet Union |
| 3 |
 Kamal Mahgoub Egypt
|
Men's 60 kg, 1950 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Mahmoud Fayad Egypt
|
| 2 | Yevgeny Lopatin Soviet Union |
| 3 |
 Julian Creus Great Britain
|
Men's 67.5 kg, 1950 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
 Joe Pitman United States
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| 2 |
Attia Hamouda Egypt
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| 3 | Vladimir Svetilko Soviet Union |
Men's 75 kg, 1950 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Khadr El-Touni Egypt
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| 2 |
Pete George United States
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| 3 | Vladimir Pushkarev Soviet Union |
Men's 82.5 kg, 1950 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Stanley Stanczyk United States
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| 2 | Arkady Vorobyov Soviet Union |
| 3 |
Arabi Awadi Egypt
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Men's +82.5 kg, 1950 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
John Davis United States
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| 2 | Yakov Kutsenko Soviet Union |
| 3 |
Joseph Barnett Great Britain
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