1957 World Weightlifting Championships
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The 1957 Men's World Weightlifting Championships
were held in Tehran
, Iran
from November 8 to November 12, 1957. There were 76 men in action from 21 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 Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
from November 8 to November 12, 1957. There were 76 men in action from 21 nations.
Medal summary
| Bantamweight 56 kg |
|345.0 kg | |327.5 kg | |320.0 kg |
| Featherweight 60 kg |
|362.5 kg | |352.5 kg | |350.0 kg |
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
|380.0 kg | |372.5 kg | |365.0 kg |
| Middleweight 75 kg |
|420.0 kg | |420.0 kg | |395.0 kg |
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
|450.0 kg | |422.5 kg | |412.5 kg |
| Middle heavyweight 90 kg |
|470.0 kg | |440.0 kg | |427.5 kg |
| Heavyweight +90 kg |
|500.0 kg | |485.0 kg | |452.5 kg |
Medal table
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 |  United States |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Iran |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Bulgaria |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|