| Weightlifting at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Messuhalli |
| Dates | 25–27 July 1952 |
| Competitors | 142 from 41 nations |
The weightlifting competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only. The middle-heavyweight division was a newly created weight class, moving the heavyweight class up from 82.5 kg to 90 kg. The events were held at Messuhalli.[1]
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight |
Ivan Udodov Soviet Union
|
Mahmoud Namjoo Iran
|
Ali Mirzaei Iran
|
| Featherweight |
Rafael Chimishkyan Soviet Union
|
Nikolai Saksonov Soviet Union
|
Rodney Wilkes Trinidad and Tobago
|
| Lightweight |
Tommy Kono United States
|
Yevgeni Lopatin Soviet Union
|
Vern Barberis Australia
|
| Middleweight |
Pete George United States
|
Gérald Gratton Canada
|
Kim Sung-Jip South Korea
|
| Light-heavyweight |
Trofim Lomakin Soviet Union
|
Stanley Stanczyk United States
|
Arkady Vorobyev Soviet Union
|
| Middle-heavyweight |
Norbert Schemansky United States
|
Grigory Novak Soviet Union
|
Lennox Kilgour Trinidad and Tobago
|
| Heavyweight |
John Davis United States
|
James Bradford United States
|
Humberto Selvetti Argentina
|
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |  Iran (IRI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
