1951 World Weightlifting Championships

The 29th World Weightlifting Championships were held from 26 to 28 October 1951 in the Italian city of Milan. At the of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF ) in the three-way battle ( beidarmiges Press, Snatch and jerk ) discharged competitions took part in 62 weightlifters from 14 nations. For the first time the championships were held in seven weight classes, in four categories, an American prevailed in two of an Egyptian and an Iranian bantamweight.

Medalist

Medal Tally

The rankings in the medals table are sorted by the number of gold medals won, followed by the number of silver and bronze medals ( lexicographical order ). If two or more nations, an identical medal on balance, they are performed in alphabetical order on the same rank.

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