Houston, I’ve got the world in my window

Houston, Apollo 11 . . . I’ve got the world in my window.
– Michael Collins

The 2015 IWF World Championship will be held in Houston, TX, USA in November 2015. From November 16 to November 28, the best athletes in the world will be competing for the world titles on the U.S. soil.

This is one of the top events in the Olympic weightlifting. In fact, it is only the 4th time when World championship will be hosted by the United States.

Previous world tournaments included 1947 WC in Philadelphia, PA, 1970 WC in Columbus, OH and 1978 WC in Gettysburg, PA (see the all-time listing below).

Obviously, it is highly recommended for all fans of the Iron Game and Team USA to attend the events, watch it on TV or internet, cheer up for Team USA.

Watch. Learn. Remember.

Go USA!

Here are some useful historical facts and statistics to review before you get into a super fan mode.

Modern Olympic Weightlifting: Post World War II World Championships

Source: Lift Up

Year	Host	City/Country
1946		Paris, France
1947		Philadelphia, United States
1950		Paris, France
1951		Milan, Italy
1953		Stockholm, Sweden
1954		Vienna, Austria
1955		Munich, West Germany
1957		Teheran, Iran
1958		Stockholm, Sweden
1959		Warsaw, Poland
1961		Vienna, Austria
1962		Budapest, Hungary
1963		Stockholm, Sweden
1964		Tokyo, Japan
1965		Teheran, Iran
1966		East Berlin, East Germany
1968		Mexico-City, Mexico
1969		Warsaw, Poland
1970		Columbus, United States
1971		Lima, Peru
1972		Munich, West Germany
1973		Havana, Cuba
1974		Manila, Philippines
1975		Moscow, Soviet Union
1976		Montreal, Canada
1977		Stuttgart, West Germany
1978		Gettysburg, United States
1979		Saloniki, Greece
1980		Moscow, Soviet Union
1981		Lille, France
1982		Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
1983		Moscow, Soviet Union
1984		Los Angeles, United States
1985		Sodertelje, Sweden
1986		Sofia, Bulgaria
1987		Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
1989		Athens, Greece
1990		Budapest, Hungary
1991		Donaueschingen, Germany
1993		Melbourne, Australia
1994		Istanbul, Turkey
1995		Guangzhou, China
1997		Chiang Mai, Thailand
1998		Lahti, Finland
1999		Athens, Greece
2001		Antalya, Turkey
2002		Warsaw, Poland
2003		Vancouver, Canada
2005		Doha, Qatar
2006		Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2007		Chiang Mai, Thailand
2009		Goyang, South Korea
2010		Antalya, Turkey
2011		Paris, France
2013		Wroclaw, Poland
2014		Almaty, Kazakhstan

All-Time Medals Won by Team United States

Source: Lift Up
Total number of medals won at the official IWF World Championships and Olympics won by United States.

Team					Total
UNITED STATES		51	49	23	123

All-Time Top 20 USA Weightlifters

Source: Lift Up
The list is based on total number of medals won by lifters at the official IWF World Championships and Summer Olympics. To view the detailed information on each lifter, please follow the link associated with his names.

Rank	Athlete				Total
1	Tommy Tamio KONO	8	2	1	11
2	Peter GEORGE	6	4	0	10
3	Norbert SCHEMANSKY	4	4	2	10
4	John DAVIS	8	1	0	9
5	Stanley STANCZYK	6	1	2	9
6	Isaac BERGER	3	4	1	8
7	James BRADFORD	0	6	0	6
8	James GEORGE	0	3	3	6
9	David SHEPPARD	0	5	0	5
10	Anthony TERLAZZO	3	0	1	4
11	Charles VINCI	2	2	0	4
12	John TERPAK	2	1	1	4
13	Joseph DI PIETRO	2	0	1	3
14	Joe PITMAN	1	2	0	3
15	Robert BEDNARSKI	1	1	1	3
16	Frank SPELLMAN	1	1	1	3
17	Paul ANDERSON	2	0	0	2
18	Joseph DUBE	1	0	1	2
19	Clyde EMRICH	0	1	1	2
20	Gary GUBNER	0	1	1	2
21	Richard TOM	0	1	1	2
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