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 edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight 56 kg |
Vladimir Stogov Soviet Union |
342.5 kg | Charles Vinci United States |
327.5 kg | Ali Safa-Sonboli Iran |
312.5 kg |
| Featherweight 60 kg |
Isaac Berger United States |
372.5 kg | Yevgeny Minayev Soviet Union |
362.5 kg | Sebastiano Mannironi Italy |
342.5 kg |
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
Viktor Bushuev Soviet Union |
390.0 kg | Luciano De Genova Italy |
362.5 kg | Henrik Tamraz Iran |
357.5 kg |
| Middleweight 75 kg |
Tommy Kono United States |
430.0 kg | Fyodor Bogdanovsky Soviet Union |
422.5 kg | Marcel Paterni France |
395.0 kg |
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
Trofim Lomakin Soviet Union |
440.0 kg | Jim George United States |
435.0 kg | Ireneusz Paliński Poland |
432.5 kg |
| Middle heavyweight 90 kg |
Arkady Vorobyov Soviet Union |
465.0 kg | Dave Sheppard United States |
450.0 kg | Ivan Veselinov Bulgaria |
422.5 kg |
| Heavyweight +90 kg |
Aleksey Medvedev Soviet Union |
485.0 kg | Dave Ashman United States |
457.5 kg | Firouz Pojhan Iran |
455.0 kg |
Medal table edit
| 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 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
References edit
- Results (Sport 123)
- Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine