Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Featherweight 60 kg |
Arvid Andersson Sweden |
320.0 kg | Mahmoud Fayad Egypt |
317.5 kg | Moisey Kasyanik Soviet Union |
310.0 kg |
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
Stanley Stanczyk United States |
367.5 kg | Vladimir Svetilko Soviet Union |
347.5 kg | Georgi Popov Soviet Union |
335.0 kg |
| Middleweight 75 kg |
Khadr El-Touni Egypt |
377.5 kg | John Terpak United States |
375.0 kg | Frank Spellman United States |
372.5 kg |
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
Grigory Novak Soviet Union |
425.0 kg | Frank Kay United States |
390.0 kg | Henri Ferrari France |
390.0 kg |
| Heavyweight +82.5 kg |
John Davis United States |
435.0 kg | Yakov Kutsenko Soviet Union |
415.0 kg | Mohamed Geisa Egypt |
395.0 kg |