Weightlifting at the 1954 Asian Games
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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) |
Yoo In-ho South Korea |
Rodolfo Caparas Philippines |
Yushio Nambu Japan |
| Featherweight (60 kg) |
Tun Maung Burma |
Rodrigo del Rosario Philippines |
Chay Weng Yew 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 Seong-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 |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
