The weightlifting competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight –56 kg |
 Aleksei VakhoninSoviet Union (URS) |
 Imre FöldiHungary (HUN) |
 Shiro IshinosekiJapan (JPN) |
| Featherweight 56–60 kg |
Yoshinobu Miyake Japan (JPN) |
 Isaac BergerUnited States (USA) |
 Mieczysław NowakPoland (POL) |
| Lightweight 60–67.5 kg |
Waldemar Baszanowski Poland (POL) |
Vladimir Kaplunov Soviet Union (URS) |
Marian Zieliński Poland (POL) |
| Middleweight 67.5–75 kg |
 Hans ZdražilaCzechoslovakia (TCH) |
Viktor Kurentsov Soviet Union (URS) |
Masashi Ohuchi Japan (JPN) |
| Light-heavyweight 75–82.5 kg |
Rudolf Plyukfelder Soviet Union (URS) |
Géza Tóth Hungary (HUN) |
Gyõzõ Veres Hungary (HUN) |
| Middle-heavyweight 82.5–90 kg |
Vladimir Golovanov Soviet Union (URS) |
 Louis MartinGreat Britain (GBR) |
Ireneusz Paliński Poland (POL) |
| Heavyweight +90 kg |
Leonid Zhabotinsky Soviet Union (URS) |
Yury Vlasov Soviet Union (URS) |
Norbert Schemansky United States (USA) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) |
4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Poland (POL) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Hungary (HUN) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | United States (USA) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Great Britain (GBR) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp. Retrieved 2006-12-21.
|
|||||
|
|||||||||||
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
