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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