1905 World Weightlifting Championships

The following is the result of the World Weightlifting Championships tournaments in year 1905.

Tournament 1

The first tournament (6th World Weightlifting Championships) was held in Berlin, Germany from April 8 to April 10, 1905. There were 41 men in action from 4 nations.

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Lightweight
67.5 kg
 Nikolaus Winkler
Germany (GER)
 Albert Hansen
Germany (GER)
 Paul Grimm
Germany (GER)
Middleweight
80 kg
 Otto Walther
Germany (GER)
 Josef Lindinger
Germany (GER)
 Edmund Danzer
Austria (AUT)
Heavyweight
+80 kg
 Josef Steinbach
Austria (AUT)
 Karl Witzelsberger
Austria (AUT)
 Franz Pitka
Austria (AUT)

Tournament 2

The second tournament (7th World Weightlifting Championships) was held in Duisburg, Germany from June 11 to June 13, 1905. There were 7 men in action from 2 nations.

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Openweight  Josef Steinbach
Austria (AUT)
 Heinrich Neuhaus
Germany (GER)
 Alois Selos
Germany (GER)

Tournament 3

The third tournament (8th World Weightlifting Championships) was held in Paris, France from December 16 to December 30, 1905. There were 16 men in action all from France.

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Lightweight
67.5 kg
 Pierre Buisson
France (FRA)
 Charles Liébault
France (FRA)
 Marcel Bouteiller
France (FRA)
 Robert Fredon
France (FRA)
Middleweight
80 kg
 André Dufour
France (FRA)
 Miche Blayac
France (FRA)
 Roger Morbu
France (FRA)
Heavyweight
+80 kg
 Émile Schweitzer
France (FRA)
 Jean-Pierre Péchaud
France (FRA)
 Gustave Laqueille
France (FRA)

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  France 3 3 4 10
2  Germany 2 3 2 7
3  Austria 2 1 2 5
Total 7 7 8 23

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