| Weightlifting at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Empress Hall, Earl's Court |
| Dates | 9–11 August 1948 |
| Competitors | 120 from 30 nations |
The weightlifting competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London consisted of six weight classes, all for men only. The bantamweight division was a newly created weight class, marking the first change to the Olympic program since 1920.[1]
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight |
Joseph De Pietro United States
|
Julian Creus Great Britain
|
Richard Tom United States
|
| Featherweight |
Mahmoud Fayad Egypt
|
Rodney Wilkes Trinidad and Tobago
|
Jafar Salmasi Iran
|
| Lightweight |
Ibrahim Shams Egypt
|
Attia Hamouda Egypt
|
James Halliday Great Britain
|
| Middleweight |
Frank Spellman United States
|
Pete George United States
|
Kim Sung-Jip South Korea
|
| Light-heavyweight |
Stanley Stanczyk United States
|
Harold Sakata United States
|
Gösta Magnusson Sweden
|
| Heavyweight |
John Davis United States
|
Norbert Schemansky United States
|
Abraham Charite Netherlands
|
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 |  Egypt (EGY) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Iran (IRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
