Worlds · October 1955
1955 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1955 World Weightlifting Championships ran in Munich, West Germany, from 12 to 16 October 1955. This page lists the medallists in its seven classes. Gold went to Vladimir Stogov (56 kg), Rafael Chimishkyan (60 kg), Nikolay Kostylev (67.5 kg), Pete George (75 kg), Tommy Kono (82.5 kg), Arkady Vorobyov (90 kg) and Paul Anderson (+90 kg).
- Medallists
- 21
- Classes
- 7
- Start date
- 12 Oct 1955
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, 1955 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Stogov Soviet Union |
| 2 |
 Charles Vinci United States
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| 3 |
 Mahmoud Namjoo Iran
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Men's 60 kg, 1955 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rafael Chimishkyan Soviet Union |
| 2 | Ivan Udodov Soviet Union |
| 3 |
 Kamal Mahgoub Egypt
|
Men's 67.5 kg, 1955 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nikolay Kostylev Soviet Union |
| 2 |
Said Khalifa Gouda Egypt
|
| 3 | Nil Tun Maung Burma |
Men's 75 kg, 1955 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Pete George United States
|
| 2 | Fyodor Bogdanovsky Soviet Union |
| 3 |
 Ingemar Franzén Sweden
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Men's 82.5 kg, 1955 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Tommy Kono United States
|
| 2 | Vasilijs Stepanovs Soviet Union |
| 3 |
Jim George United States
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Men's 90 kg, 1955 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 | Arkady Vorobyov Soviet Union |
| 2 |
Clyde Emrich United States
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| 3 |
Hassan Rahnavardi Iran
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Men's +90 kg, 1955 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Paul Anderson United States
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| 2 |
James Bradford United States
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| 3 |
 Eino Mäkinen Finland
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