The1954Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held inVienna,Austria from October 7 to October 10, 1954. There were 100 men in action from 23 nations.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight 56 kg | Bakir Farkhutdinov Soviet Union | 315.0 kg | Mahmoud Namjoo Iran | 307.5 kg | Ali Mirzaei Iran | 302.5 kg |
| Featherweight 60 kg | Rafael Chimishkyan Soviet Union | 350.0 kg | Ivan Udodov Soviet Union | 350.0 kg | Nil Tun Maung Burma | 330.0 kg |
| Lightweight 67.5 kg | Dmitry Ivanov Soviet Union | 367.5 kg | Said Khalifa Gouda Egypt | 355.0 kg | Josef Tauchner Austria | 352.5 kg |
| Middleweight 75 kg | Pete George United States | 405.0 kg | Fyodor Bogdanovsky Soviet Union | 402.5 kg | Stanley Stanczyk United States | 390.0 kg |
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg | Tommy Kono United States | 435.0 kg | Trofim Lomakin Soviet Union | 427.5 kg | Jean Debuf France | 405.0 kg |
| Middle heavyweight 90 kg | Arkady Vorobyov Soviet Union | 460.0 kg | Dave Sheppard United States | 440.0 kg | Clyde Emrich United States | 427.5 kg |
| Heavyweight +90 kg | Norbert Schemansky United States | 487.5 kg | James Bradford United States | 462.5 kg | Franz Hölbl Austria | 425.0 kg |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Iran | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Egypt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Burma | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |