Worlds · October 1951
1951 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1951 World Weightlifting Championships ran in Milan, Italy, from 26 to 28 October 1951. This page lists the medallists in its seven classes. Gold went to Mahmoud Namjoo (56 kg), Said Khalifa Gouda (60 kg), Ibrahim Shams (67.5 kg), Pete George (75 kg), Stanley Stanczyk (82.5 kg), Norbert Schemansky (90 kg) and John Davis (+90 kg).
- Medallists
- 21
- Classes
- 7
- Start date
- 26 Oct 1951
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, 1951 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
 Mahmoud Namjoo Iran
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| 2 |
Ali Mirzaei Iran
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| 3 |
 Kamal Mahgoub Egypt
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Men's 60 kg, 1951 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Said Khalifa Gouda Egypt
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| 2 |
 Johan Runge Denmark
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| 3 |
 Julian Creus Great Britain
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Men's 67.5 kg, 1951 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Ibrahim Shams Egypt
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| 2 |
 Joe Pitman United States
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| 3 |
Hassan Ferdos Iran
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Men's 75 kg, 1951 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Pete George United States
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| 2 |
Dave Sheppard United States
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| 3 |
Khadr El-Touni Egypt
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Men's 82.5 kg, 1951 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Stanley Stanczyk United States
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| 2 |
 Jean Debuf France
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| 3 |
Hassan Rahnavardi Iran
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Men's 90 kg, 1951 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Norbert Schemansky United States
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| 2 |
Mohamed Ibrahim Saleh Egypt
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| 3 |
Firouz Pojhan Iran
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Men's +90 kg, 1951 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
John Davis United States
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| 2 |
James Bradford United States
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| 3 |
Mohamed Geisa Egypt
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