Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Paralympics

Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Paralympics consisted of four events for men held 09 - 12 November 1964.[1]

Weightlifting at the II Paralympic Games
Paralympic Weightlifting
Dates	09 - 12 November 1964
Competitors	18 from 10 nations

Participating nations

There were 18 male competitors representing 10 nations.[2]

Argentina (3)  Australia (3)  Fiji (1)  France (1)  Great Britain (4)

Ireland (1)  Israel (1)  Rhodesia (1)  South Africa (1)  United States (2)

Medal summary

Medal table

There were 12 medal winners representing six nations.[3]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Great Britain (GBR)	1	1	2	4
2	Argentina (ARG)	1	0	1	2
3	Israel (ISR)	1	0	0	1
	South Africa (RSA)	1	0	0	1
5	Australia (AUS)	0	3	0	3
6	United States (USA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 nations)		4	4	4	12

Men's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's featherweight	J. Redgwick  Great Britain	Michael Dow  Australia	Héctor Brandoni  Argentina
Men's lightweight	Fernando Bustelli  Argentina	Gary Hooper  Australia	D. Kennedy  United States
Men's middleweight	B. Humble  South Africa	T. Palmer  Great Britain	D. Pickering  Great Britain
Men's heavyweight	Shalom Dlugatch  Israel	Vic Renalson  Australia	R. Rowe  Great Britain

References

1. "Tokyo 1964 - Weightlifting". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
2. "Tokyo 1964 - Weightlifting - Participants". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
3. "Tokyo 1964 - Weightlifting - Medal Standings". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-20.

• Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Paralympics (Tokyo) from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)