Worlds · October 1954
1954 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1954 World Weightlifting Championships ran in Vienna, Austria, from 7 to 10 October 1954. This page lists the medallists in its seven classes. Gold went to Bakir Farkhutdinov (56 kg), Rafael Chimishkyan (60 kg), Dmitry Ivanov (67.5 kg), Pete George (75 kg), Tommy Kono (82.5 kg), Arkady Vorobyov (90 kg) and Norbert Schemansky (+90 kg).
- Medallists
- 21
- Classes
- 7
- Start date
- 7 Oct 1954
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, 1954 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bakir Farkhutdinov Soviet Union |
| 2 |
 Mahmoud Namjoo Iran
|
| 3 |
Ali Mirzaei Iran
|
Men's 60 kg, 1954 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rafael Chimishkyan Soviet Union |
| 2 | Ivan Udodov Soviet Union |
| 3 | Nil Tun Maung Burma |
Men's 67.5 kg, 1954 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dmitry Ivanov Soviet Union |
| 2 |
 Said Khalifa Gouda Egypt
|
| 3 |
 Josef Tauchner Austria
|
Men's 75 kg, 1954 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
 Pete George United States
|
| 2 | Fyodor Bogdanovsky Soviet Union |
| 3 |
Stanley Stanczyk United States
|
Men's 82.5 kg, 1954 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Tommy Kono United States
|
| 2 | Trofim Lomakin Soviet Union |
| 3 |
 Jean Debuf France
|
Men's 90 kg, 1954 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 | Arkady Vorobyov Soviet Union |
| 2 |
Dave Sheppard United States
|
| 3 |
Clyde Emrich United States
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Men's +90 kg, 1954 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Norbert Schemansky United States
|
| 2 |
James Bradford United States
|
| 3 |
Franz Hölbl Austria
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