The 1938 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Vienna, Austria from October 21 to October 23, 1938. There were 38 men in action from 11 nations.
Contents |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Featherweight 60 kg |
Georg Liebsch Germany (GER) |
305.0 kg | Attilio Bescapè Italy (ITA) |
300.0 kg | Anton Richter Austria (AUT) |
297.5 kg |
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
Tony Terlazzo United States (USA) |
350.0 kg | Attia Hamouda Egypt (EGY) |
342.5 kg | Karl Schwitalle Germany (GER) |
332.5 kg |
| Middleweight 75 kg |
Adolf Wagner Germany (GER) |
367.5 kg | Rudolf Ismayr Germany (GER) |
360.0 kg | John Terpak United States (USA) |
357.5 kg |
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
John Davis United States (USA) |
387.5 kg | Fritz Haller Austria (AUT) |
377.5 kg | Louis Hostin France (FRA) |
372.5 kg |
| Heavyweight +82.5 kg |
Josef Manger Germany (GER) |
410.0 kg | Steve Stanko United States (USA) |
397.5 kg | Arnold Luhaäär Estonia (EST) |
390.0 kg |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Egypt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Estonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
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