Weighlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
The weightlifting competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only.
| Weightlifting at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |
| Venue | Messuhalli |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25–27 July |
| Competitors | 142 from 41 nations |
Medal summary edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight |
Mahmoud Namdjou Iran
|
Ivan Udodov United States
|
Ali Mirzaei Iran
|
| Featherweight |
Rafael Chimishkyan Soviet Union
|
Nikolai Saksonov Soviet Union
|
Khalifa Said Gouda Egypt
|
| Lightweight |
Yevgeni Lopatin Soviet Union
|
Vern Barberis Australia
|
Tommy Kono United States
|
| Middleweight |
Pete George United States
|
Gérald Gratton Canada
|
Kim Sung-Jip Korea
|
| Light-heavyweight |
Stanley Stanczyk United States
|
Hassan Rahnavardi Iran
|
Jean Debuf France
|
| Middle-heavyweight |
Norbert Schemansky United States
|
Grigory Novak Soviet Union
|
Lennox Kilgour Trinidad and Tobago
|
| Heavyweight |
John Davis United States
|
James Bradford United States
|
Humberto Selvetti Argentina
|