1937 World Weightlifting Championships

The 1937 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Paris, France from September 10 to September 12, 1937. There were 50 men in action from 10 nations.

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Featherweight
60 kg
Georg Liebsch
 Germany (GER)
297.5 kg Anton Richter
 Austria (AUT)
287.5 kg Max Walter
 Germany (GER)
287.5 kg
Lightweight
67.5 kg
Tony Terlazzo
 United States (USA)
357.5 kg Robert Fein
 Austria (AUT)
355.0 kg Karl Jansen
 Germany (GER)
330.0 kg
Middleweight
75 kg
John Terpak
 United States (USA)
357.5 kg Adolf Wagner
 Germany (GER)
340.0 kg Hans Valla
 Austria (AUT)
340.0 kg
Light heavyweight
82.5 kg
Fritz Haller
 Austria (AUT)
375.0 kg Louis Hostin
 France (FRA)
372.5 kg Anton Gietl
 Germany (GER)
365.0 kg
Heavyweight
+82.5 kg
Josef Manger
 Germany (GER)
420.0 kg Václav Pšenička
 Czechoslovakia (TCH)
405.0 kg Heinz Schattner
 Germany (GER)
395.0 kg

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Germany 2 1 4 7
2  United States 2 0 0 2
3  Austria 1 2 1 4
4  Czechoslovakia 0 1 0 1
 France 0 1 0 1
Total 5 5 5 15

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