1958 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1958 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Stockholm, Sweden from September 16 to September 21, 1958. There were 96 men in action from 27 nations.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight 56 kg |
.svg.png){kind=small} Vladimir StogovSoviet Union (URS) | 342.5 kg |  Charles VinciUnited States (USA) | 327.5 kg | .svg.png){kind=small} Ali Safa-SonboliIran (IRI) | 312.5 kg |
| Featherweight 60 kg |
Isaac Berger United States (USA) | 372.5 kg | Yevgeny Minayev Soviet Union (URS) | 362.5 kg |  Sebastiano MannironiItaly (ITA) | 342.5 kg |
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
Viktor Bushuev Soviet Union (URS) | 390.0 kg | Luciano De Genova Italy (ITA) | 362.5 kg | Henrik Tamraz Iran (IRI) | 357.5 kg |
| Middleweight 75 kg |
Tommy Kono United States (USA) | 430.0 kg | Fyodor Bogdanovsky Soviet Union (URS) | 422.5 kg |  Marcel PaterniFrance (FRA) | 395.0 kg |
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
Trofim Lomakin Soviet Union (URS) | 440.0 kg | Jim George United States (USA) | 435.0 kg |  Ireneusz PalińskiPoland (POL) | 432.5 kg |
| Middle heavyweight 90 kg |
Arkady Vorobyov Soviet Union (URS) | 465.0 kg | Dave Sheppard United States (USA) | 450.0 kg | .svg.png){kind=small} Ivan VeselinovBulgaria (BUL) | 422.5 kg |
| Heavyweight +90 kg |
Aleksey Medvedev Soviet Union (URS) | 485.0 kg | Dave Ashman United States (USA) | 457.5 kg | Firouz Pojhan Iran (IRI) | 455.0 kg |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | United States | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
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