World Weightlifting Championships 1891

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The 1st World Weightlifting Championships took place on March 28, 1891 in London , the capital of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . Seven weightlifters from six nations took part in the competitions organized by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) . The British Edward Lawrence Levy won the title of Amateur Champion Weightlifter of the World ( German amateur world champion in weightlifting ).  

Medalist

discipline gold silver bronze
Eight fight United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Edward Lawrence Levy Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Giacomo Zafarana BelgiumBelgium Arthur François

Medal table

The placements in the medal table are sorted according to the number of gold medals won, followed by the number of silver and bronze medals ( lexicographical order ). If two or more nations have an identical medal balance, they are listed alphabetically on the same rank.

rank nation gold silver bronze total
1. United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1 0 0 1
2. Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy 0 1 0 1
3. BelgiumBelgium Belgium 0 0 1 1

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Weightlifting History ( English ) In: iwf.net . Retrieved September 19, 2012.
  2. ↑ World Championships Seniors 1997 - 2007 and Statistics ( English , PDF; 31.8 MB) In: iwf.net . Retrieved September 19, 2012.
  3. ↑ Weightlifting - World Championships (venues) ( German ) In: sport-komplett.de . Retrieved September 19, 2012.
  4. ↑ a b c Weightlifting - World Championships (super heavyweight) ( German ) In: sport-komplett.de . Retrieved September 19, 2012.