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.

1958 Men's World Championships
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Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Bantamweight
56 kg
Vladimir Stogov
 Soviet Union
342.5 kgCharles Vinci
 United States
327.5 kgAli Safa-Sonboli
 Iran
312.5 kg
Featherweight
60 kg
Isaac Berger
 United States
372.5 kgYevgeny Minayev
 Soviet Union
362.5 kgSebastiano Mannironi
 Italy
342.5 kg
Lightweight
67.5 kg
Viktor Bushuev
 Soviet Union
390.0 kgLuciano De Genova
 Italy
362.5 kgHenrik Tamraz
 Iran
357.5 kg
Middleweight
75 kg
Tommy Kono
 United States
430.0 kgFyodor Bogdanovsky
 Soviet Union
422.5 kgMarcel Paterni
 France
395.0 kg
Light heavyweight
82.5 kg
Trofim Lomakin
 Soviet Union
440.0 kgJim George
 United States
435.0 kgIreneusz Paliński
 Poland
432.5 kg
Middle heavyweight
90 kg
Arkady Vorobyov
 Soviet Union
465.0 kgDave Sheppard
 United States
450.0 kgIvan Veselinov
 Bulgaria
422.5 kg
Heavyweight
+90 kg
Aleksey Medvedev
 Soviet Union
485.0 kgDave Ashman
 United States
457.5 kgFirouz Pojhan
 Iran
455.0 kg

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Soviet Union5207
2  United States2406
3  Italy0112
4  Iran0033
5  Bulgaria0011
 France0011
 Poland0011
Totals (7 entries)77721

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