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1949 World Weightlifting Championships

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1949 Men's World Championships
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The 1949 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Scheveningen, Netherlands from September 4 to September 6, 1949. There were 38 men in action from 13 nations.

Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Bantamweight
56 kg
Mahmoud Namjoo
 Iran
315.0 kg Kamal Mahgoub
 Egypt
295.0 kg Joseph DePietro
 United States
295.0 kg
Featherweight
60 kg
Mahmoud Fayad
 Egypt
332.5 kg Johan Runge
 Denmark
312.5 kg Max Heral
 France
302.5 kg
Lightweight
67.5 kg
Ibrahim Shams
 Egypt
352.5 kg Joe Pitman
 United States
342.5 kg Arvid Andersson
 Sweden
322.5 kg
Middleweight
75 kg
Khadr El-Touni
 Egypt
397.5 kg Pete George
 United States
385.0 kg Hassan Rahnavardi
 Iran
340.0 kg
Light heavyweight
82.5 kg
Stanley Stanczyk
 United States
412.5 kg Jean Debuf
 France
382.5 kg Rasoul Raeisi
 Iran
365.0 kg
Heavyweight
+82.5 kg
John Davis
 United States
442.5 kg Niels Petersen
 Denmark
390.0 kg Robert Allart
 Belgium
387.5 kg

Medal table

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Medal winners of freestyle 68 kg. From left to right, Kamal Mahgoub, Mahmoud Namjoo and Joseph DePietro
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Egypt3104
2 United States2215
3 Iran1023
4 Denmark0202
5 France0112
6 Belgium0011
 Sweden0011
Totals (7 entries)66618

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