1957 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1957 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Tehran, Iran from November 8 to November 12, 1957. There were 76 men in action from 21 nations.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight 56 kg |
.svg.png){kind=small} Vladimir StogovSoviet Union (URS) | 345.0 kg | .svg.png){kind=small} Ali Safa-SonboliIran (IRI) | 327.5 kg | Mahmoud Namjoo Iran (IRI) | 320.0 kg |
| Featherweight 60 kg |
Yevgeny Minayev Soviet Union (URS) | 362.5 kg |  Sebastiano MannironiItaly (ITA) | 352.5 kg |  Isaac BergerUnited States (USA) | 350.0 kg |
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
Viktor Bushuev Soviet Union (URS) | 380.0 kg | .svg.png){kind=small} Ivan AbadzhievBulgaria (BUL) | 372.5 kg |  Jan CzepułkowskiPoland (POL) | 365.0 kg |
| Middleweight 75 kg |
Tommy Kono United States (USA) | 420.0 kg | Fyodor Bogdanovsky Soviet Union (URS) | 420.0 kg | Jan Bochenek Poland (POL) | 395.0 kg |
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
Trofim Lomakin Soviet Union (URS) | 450.0 kg | Jim George United States (USA) | 422.5 kg | Jalal Mansouri Iran (IRI) | 412.5 kg |
| Middle heavyweight 90 kg |
Arkady Vorobyov Soviet Union (URS) | 470.0 kg | Hassan Rahnavardi Iran (IRI) | 440.0 kg | Firouz Pojhan Iran (IRI) | 427.5 kg |
| Heavyweight +90 kg |
Aleksey Medvedev Soviet Union (URS) | 500.0 kg |  Humberto SelvettiArgentina (ARG) | 485.0 kg | Alberto Pigaiani Italy (ITA) | 452.5 kg |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Iran | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
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