1955 World Weightlifting Championships
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The 1955 Men's World Weightlifting Championships
were held in Munich
, West Germany
from October 12 to October 16, 1955. There were 108 men in action from 25 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 Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
from October 12 to October 16, 1955. There were 108 men in action from 25 nations.
Medal summary
| Bantamweight 56 kg |
|335.0 kg | |317.5 kg | |312.5 kg |
| Featherweight 60 kg |
|350.0 kg | |345.0 kg | |327.5 kg |
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
|382.5 kg | |365.0 kg | |355.0 kg |
| Middleweight 75 kg |
|405.0 kg | |405.0 kg | |372.5 kg |
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
|435.0 kg | |425.0 kg | |402.5 kg |
| Middle heavyweight 90 kg |
|455.0 kg | |427.5 kg | |425.0 kg |
| Heavyweight +90 kg |
|512.5 kg | |475.0 kg | |422.5 kg |
Medal table
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 |  United States |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |  Egypt |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Iran |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 |  Myanmar |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|