Weightlifting was contested from May 6 to May 8 at the 1954 Asian Games in Manila, Philippines. The competition included only men's events for seven different weight categories.
| Weightlifting at the 1954 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | 6–8 May |
Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight (56 kg) |
Yu In-ho South Korea
|
Rodolfo Caparas Philippines
|
Yoshio Nanbu Japan
|
| Featherweight (60 kg) |
Nil Tun Maung Burma
|
Rodrigo del Rosario Philippines
|
Chay Weng Yew Singapore
|
| Lightweight (67.5 kg) |
Cho Bong-jik South Korea
|
Minoru Kubota Japan
|
Thio Ging Hwie Indonesia
|
| Middleweight (75 kg) |
Kim Chang-hee South Korea
|
La See-yun South Korea
|
Hachiro Fujiwara Japan
|
| Light heavyweight (82.5 kg) |
Kim Seong-jip South Korea
|
Muhammad Iqbal Butt Pakistan
|
Harold de Castro Singapore
|
| Middle heavyweight (90 kg) |
Ko Chong-ku South Korea
|
Pedro del Mundo Philippines
|
Joaquin Vasquez Philippines
|
| Heavyweight (+90 kg) |
Maung Maung Lwin Burma
|
Hong Chi-hua Republic of China
|
Shih Ping-hua Republic of China
|
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea (KOR) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  Burma (BIR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Republic of China (ROC) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 |  Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |