1953 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1953 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Stockholm, Sweden from August 26 to August 28, 1953. There were 70 men in action from 19 nations.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight 56 kg |
.svg.png){kind=small} Ivan UdodovSoviet Union (URS) | 315.0 kg | .svg.png){kind=small} Kamal MahgoubEgypt (EGY) | 295.0 kg |  Karel SaitlCzechoslovakia (TCH) | 280.0 kg |
| Featherweight 60 kg |
Nikolay Saksonov Soviet Union (URS) | 337.5 kg | Rafael Chimishkyan Soviet Union (URS) | 332.5 kg |  Einar ErikssonSweden (SWE) | 307.5 kg |
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
 Pete GeorgeUnited States (USA) | 370.0 kg | Dmitry Ivanov Soviet Union (URS) | 365.0 kg | Said Khalifa Gouda Egypt (EGY) | 355.0 kg |
| Middleweight 75 kg |
Tommy Kono United States (USA) | 407.5 kg | Dave Sheppard United States (USA) | 397.5 kg | Yury Duganov Soviet Union (URS) | 382.5 kg |
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
Arkady Vorobyov Soviet Union (URS) | 430.0 kg | Trofim Lomakin Soviet Union (URS) | 427.5 kg | Stanley Stanczyk United States (USA) | 415.0 kg |
| Middle heavyweight 90 kg |
Norbert Schemansky United States (USA) | 442.5 kg | Mohamed Ibrahim Saleh Egypt (EGY) | 400.0 kg | Mohamed Ali Abdelkerim Egypt (EGY) | 385.0 kg |
| Heavyweight +90 kg |
 Doug HepburnCanada (CAN) | 467.5 kg | John Davis United States (USA) | 457.5 kg |  Humberto SelvettiArgentina (ARG) | 450.0 kg |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Egypt | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
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