1937 World Weightlifting Championships
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The 1937 Men's World Weightlifting Championships
were held in Paris
, France
from September 10 to September 12, 1937. There were 50 men in action from 10 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 Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
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from September 10 to September 12, 1937. There were 50 men in action from 10 nations.
Medal summary
| Featherweight 60 kg |
|297.5 kg | |287.5 kg | |287.5 kg |
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
|357.5 kg | |355.0 kg | |330.0 kg |
| Middleweight 75 kg |
|357.5 kg | |340.0 kg | |340.0 kg |
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
|375.0 kg | |372.5 kg | |365.0 kg |
| Heavyweight +82.5 kg |
|420.0 kg | |405.0 kg | |395.0 kg |
Medal table
| 1 |  Germany |
2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 |  United States |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|