1947 World Weightlifting Championships
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The 1947 Men's World Weightlifting Championships
were held in Philadelphia, United States
from September 26 to September 27, 1947. There were 39 men in action from 12 nations.
World Weightlifting Championships
World Weightlifting Championships is an event organised by International Weightlifting Federation .It has been held since 1891. In March 1891, competing against champions from Brussels, Hamburg, England, Vienna, Italy, and Berlin in a three-day event, Edward Lawrence Levy of England won the first...
were held in Philadelphia, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
from September 26 to September 27, 1947. There were 39 men in action from 12 nations.
Medal summary
| Bantamweight 56 kg |
|300.0 kg | |287.5 kg | |277.5 kg |
| Featherweight 60 kg |
|310.0 kg | |307.5 kg | |302.5 kg |
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
|352.5 kg | |350.0 kg | |342.5 kg |
| Middleweight 75 kg |
|405.0 kg | |375.0 kg | |352.5 kg |
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
|387.5 kg | |370.0 kg | |367.5 kg |
| Heavyweight +82.5 kg |
|455.0 kg | |412.5 kg | |360.0 kg |
Medal table
| 1 |  United States |
6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 |  Canada |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 4 |  British Guiana |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|