1951 World Weightlifting Championships
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The 1951 Men's World Weightlifting Championships
were held in Palazzo del Ghiaccio, Milan
, Italy
from October 26 to October 28, 1951. There were 62 men in action from 14 nations.
World Weightlifting Championships
World Weightlifting Championships is an event organised by International Weightlifting Federation .It has been held since 1891. In March 1891, competing against champions from Brussels, Hamburg, England, Vienna, Italy, and Berlin in a three-day event, Edward Lawrence Levy of England won the first...
were held in Palazzo del Ghiaccio, Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, Italy
Italy
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from October 26 to October 28, 1951. There were 62 men in action from 14 nations.
Medal summary
| Bantamweight 56 kg |
|317.5 kg | |305.0 kg | |292.5 kg |
| Featherweight 60 kg |
|310.0 kg | |310.0 kg | |302.5 kg |
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
|342.5 kg | |337.5 kg | |327.5 kg |
| Middleweight 75 kg |
|395.0 kg | |395.0 kg | |387.5 kg |
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
|402.5 kg | |392.5 kg | |387.5 kg |
| Middle heavyweight 90 kg |
|427.5 kg | |395.0 kg | |370.0 kg |
| Heavyweight +90 kg |
|432.5 kg | |427.5 kg | |407.5 kg |
Medal table
| 1 |  United States |
4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 |  Egypt |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 |  Iran |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|