Weightlifting at the 1958 Asian Games
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Weightlifting was contested from May 25 to May 28 at the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo Main Stadium Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (52 kg) |
Lee Jang-woo South Korea |
Esmaeil Elmkhah Iran |
Kasamazu Hagio Japan |
| Bantamweight (56 kg) |
Shigeo Kogure Japan |
Mahmoud Namjoo Iran |
Alberto Nogar Philippines |
| Featherweight (60 kg) |
Lee Tak-young South Korea |
Ali Safa-Sonboli Iran |
Fumio Takeda Japan |
| Lightweight (67.5 kg) |
Tan Howe Liang Singapore |
Kenji Onuma Japan |
Henrik Tamraz Iran |
| Middleweight (75 kg) |
Ko Bu-beng Republic of China |
Ebrahim Peiravi Iran |
Yoshio Hara Japan |
| Light heavyweight (82.5 kg) |
Jalal Mansouri Iran |
Minoru Kubota Japan |
Park Dong-chul South Korea |
| Middle heavyweight (90 kg) |
Hassan Rahnavardi Iran |
Hwang Ho-dong South Korea |
Tan Kim Bee Malaya |
| Heavyweight (+90 kg) |
Firouz Pojhan Iran |
Lee Young-wan South Korea |
Gisaburo Seyama Japan |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iran (IRI) |
3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 |  South Korea (KOR) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Japan (JPN) |
1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 |  Republic of China (ROC) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Singapore (SIN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 |  Malaya (MAL) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Philippines (PHI) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
