Weightlifting at the 1954 Asian Games
| Weightlifting at the 1954 Asian Games | |
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| Dates | 6–8 May 1954 |
Weightlifting was contested from May 6 to May 8 at the 1954 Asian Games in Manila, Philippines. The competition included only men's events for seven different weight categories.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight (56 kg) | Yu In-ho.svg.png){kind=small} South Korea | Rodolfo Caparas.svg.png){kind=small} Philippines | Yoshio Nanbu.svg.png){kind=small} Japan |
| Featherweight (60 kg) | Nil Tun Maung.svg.png){kind=small} Burma | Rodrigo del Rosario Philippines | Chay Weng Yew.svg.png){kind=small} Singapore |
| Lightweight (67.5 kg) | Cho Bong-jik South Korea | Minoru Kubota Japan | Thio Ging Hwie Indonesia |
| Middleweight (75 kg) | Kim Chang-hee South Korea | La See-yun South Korea | Hachiro Fujiwara Japan |
| Light heavyweight (82.5 kg) | Kim Sung-jip South Korea | Muhammad Iqbal Butt Pakistan | Harold de Castro Singapore |
| Middle heavyweight (90 kg) | Ko Chong-ku South Korea | Pedro del Mundo Philippines | Joaquin Vasquez Philippines |
| Heavyweight (+90 kg) | Maung Maung Lwin Burma | Hong Chi-hua Republic of China | Shih Ping-hua Republic of China |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Burma (BIR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Republic of China (ROC) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |