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
4	France	0	1	0	1
Total		5	5	5	15

References

Results (Sport 123)
Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics

External links

International Weightlifting Federation

World Weightlifting Championships

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List of medalists (men, women)

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