Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
# Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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.

## Medal summary

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Bantamweight details | Ivan Udodov Soviet Union | Mahmoud Namjoo Iran | Ali Mirzaei Iran |
| Featherweight details | Rafael Chimishkyan Soviet Union | Nikolai Saksonov Soviet Union | Rodney Wilkes Trinidad and Tobago |
| Lightweight details | Tommy Kono United States | Yevgeni Lopatin Soviet Union | Vern Barberis Australia |
| Middleweight details | Pete George United States | Gérald Gratton Canada | Kim Sung-Jip South Korea |
| Light-heavyweight details | Trofim Lomakin Soviet Union | Stanley Stanczyk United States | Arkady Vorobyev Soviet Union |
| Middle-heavyweight details | Norbert Schemansky United States | Grigory Novak Soviet Union | Lennox Kilgour Trinidad and Tobago |
| Heavyweight details | John Davis United States | James Bradford United States | Humberto Selvetti Argentina |

## Medal table

| 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 |
| 6 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
