The 14th USSR Weightlifting Championship was held from April 27 to April 29, 1937 in Tbilisi ( Georgian SSR ). 138 athletes took part in it, who were divided into 6 weight categories and competed in eventing ( bench press , jerk and push ).
| Category |  Gold |  Silver |  Bronze | |||
| Up to 56 kg (bantamweight) | Moses Kasyanik "Builder" Zaporozhye | 280 kg (82.5 + 87.5 + 110) | Naum Lapidus Dynamo Minsk | 260 kg (80 + 72.5 + 107.5) | Ivan Veselov "Petrel" Stalin | 260 kg (75 + 80 + 105) |
| Up to 60 kg (feather-weight) | George Popov Spartak Kiev | 312.5 kg (85 + 102.5 + 125) | Alexey Petrov "Sailor" Leningrad | 285 kg (80 + 90 + 115) | Pavel Demidovtsev Dynamo Gorky | 280 kg (82.5 + 85 + 112.5) |
| Up to 67.5 kg (a light weight) | Nikolay Shatov Dynamo Leningrad | 330 kg (92.5 + 107.5 + 130) | Israel Mechanic Lokomotiv Moscow | 327.5 kg (100 + 97.5 + 130) | Vladimir Krylov "Builder" Moscow | 320 kg (92.5 + 97.5 + 130) |
| Up to 75 kg (average weight) | Nikolay Koshelev Zenit Leningrad | 345 kg (100 + 105 + 140) | Konstantin Mileev Temp Minsk | 340 kg (97.5 + 107.5 + 135) | Dmitry Polyakov Dynamo Moscow | 337.5 kg (100 + 100 + 137.5) |
| Up to 82.5 kg (light heavy) | Pavel Chechin Lokomotiv Dnipropetrovsk | 357.5 kg (107.5 + 102.5 + 147.5) | Yefim Khotimsky Spartak Kiev | 357.5 kg (115 + 102.5 + 140) | Alexander Bozhko Red Army Moscow | 352.5 kg (95 + 107.5 + 150) |
| Over 82.5 kg (heavy weight) | Jacob Kutsenko Lokomotiv Kiev | 380 kg (112.5 + 117.5 + 150) | Peter Petrov "Builder" Moscow | 375 kg (117.5 + 112.5 + 145) | Sergo Hambartsumyan Dynamo Yerevan | 370 kg (115 + 110 + 145) |
Links
- M.L. Pharmacist . Weightlifting. Reference book . - M .: "Physical Culture and Sports", 1983. - 416 p.