The 1971 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lima, Peru from September 18 to September 26, 1971. There were 144 men from 30 nations in the competition.
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 kg | ||||||
| Press | Sándor Holczreiter Hungary (HUN) |
120.0 kg | Zygmunt Smalcerz Poland (POL) |
115.0 kg | Masahiro Ueki Japan (JPN) |
97.5 kg |
| Snatch | Zygmunt Smalcerz Poland (POL) |
95.0 kg | Sándor Holczreiter Hungary (HUN) |
95.0 kg | Juan Romero Colombia (COL) |
92.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Zygmunt Smalcerz Poland (POL) |
130.0 kg | Mustafa Mustafov Bulgaria (BUL) |
122.5 kg | Masahiro Ueki Japan (JPN) |
122.5 kg |
| Total | Zygmunt Smalcerz Poland (POL) |
340.0 kg | Sándor Holczreiter Hungary (HUN) |
335.0 kg | Masahiro Ueki Japan (JPN) |
307.5 kg |
| 56 kg | ||||||
| Press | Mohammad Nassiri Iran (IRI) |
120.0 kg | Imre Földi Hungary (HUN) |
120.0 kg | Henryk Trębicki Poland (POL) |
120.0 kg |
| Snatch | Henryk Trębicki Poland (POL) |
107.5 kg | Gennady Chetin Soviet Union (URS) |
107.5 kg | Jiro Hosotani Japan (JPN) |
102.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Gennady Chetin Soviet Union (URS) |
145.0 kg | Mohammad Nassiri Iran (IRI) |
142.5 kg | Atanas Kirov Bulgaria (BUL) |
140.0 kg |
| Total | Gennady Chetin Soviet Union (URS) |
370.0 kg | Henryk Trębicki Poland (POL) |
367.5 kg | Mohammad Nassiri Iran (IRI) |
360.0 kg |
| 60 kg | ||||||
| Press | Yoshiyuki Miyake Japan (JPN) |
122.5 kg | Kenkichi Ando Japan (JPN) |
122.5 kg | Kurt Pittner Austria (AUT) |
120.0 kg |
| Snatch | Yoshiyuki Miyake Japan (JPN) |
115.0 kg | Kenkichi Ando Japan (JPN) |
112.5 kg | Kurt Pittner Austria (AUT) |
112.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yoshiyuki Miyake Japan (JPN) |
150.0 kg | Kenkichi Ando Japan (JPN) |
147.5 kg | Norair Nurikyan Bulgaria (BUL) |
147.5 kg |
| Total | Yoshiyuki Miyake Japan (JPN) |
387.5 kg | Kenkichi Ando Japan (JPN) |
382.5 kg | Norair Nurikyan Bulgaria (BUL) |
377.5 kg |
| 67.5 kg | ||||||
| Press | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland (POL) |
147.5 kg | Nasrollah Dehnavi Iran (IRI) |
140.0 kg | Waldemar Baszanowski Poland (POL) |
140.0 kg |
| Snatch | Waldemar Baszanowski Poland (POL) |
130.0 kg | Masayuki Yano Japan (JPN) |
127.5 kg | Mukharby Kirzhinov Soviet Union (URS) |
127.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Mukharby Kirzhinov Soviet Union (URS) |
167.5 kg | Nasrollah Dehnavi Iran (IRI) |
165.0 kg | Waldemar Baszanowski Poland (POL) |
165.0 kg |
| Total | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland (POL) |
440.0 kg | Waldemar Baszanowski Poland (POL) |
435.0 kg | Mukharby Kirzhinov Soviet Union (URS) |
430.0 kg |
| 75 kg | ||||||
| Press | Russell Knipp United States (USA) |
162.5 kg | Vladimir Kanygin Soviet Union (URS) |
160.0 kg | Anselmo Silvino Italy (ITA) |
155.0 kg |
| Snatch | Leif Jenssen Norway (NOR) |
142.5 kg | Vladimir Kanygin Soviet Union (URS) |
142.5 kg | Ondrej Hekel Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
140.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yordan Bikov Bulgaria (BUL) |
180.0 kg | Anselmo Silvino Italy (ITA) |
175.0 kg | Ondrej Hekel Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
175.0 kg |
| Total | Vladimir Kanygin Soviet Union (URS) |
477.5 kg | Leif Jenssen Norway (NOR) |
467.5 kg | Anselmo Silvino Italy (ITA) |
465.0 kg |
| 82.5 kg | ||||||
| Press | Christos Iakovou Greece (GRE) |
162.5 kg | Boris Pavlov Soviet Union (URS) |
160.0 kg | Kaarlo Kangasniemi Finland (FIN) |
160.0 kg |
| Snatch | Kaarlo Kangasniemi Finland (FIN) |
150.0 kg | Boris Pavlov Soviet Union (URS) |
145.0 kg | Mike Karchut United States (USA) |
145.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Boris Pavlov Soviet Union (URS) |
190.0 kg | György Horváth Hungary (HUN) |
190.0 kg | Mike Karchut United States (USA) |
182.5 kg |
| Total | Boris Pavlov Soviet Union (URS) |
495.0 kg | Kaarlo Kangasniemi Finland (FIN) |
490.0 kg | György Horváth Hungary (HUN) |
480.0 kg |
| 90 kg | ||||||
| Press | Vasily Kolotov Soviet Union (URS) |
185.0 kg | Hans Bettembourg Sweden (SWE) |
180.0 kg | David Rigert Soviet Union (URS) |
177.5 kg |
| Snatch | David Rigert Soviet Union (URS) |
162.5 kg | Vasily Kolotov Soviet Union (URS) |
155.0 kg | Bo Johansson Sweden (SWE) |
155.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | David Rigert Soviet Union (URS) |
202.5 kg | Vasily Kolotov Soviet Union (URS) |
197.5 kg | Rick Holbrook United States (USA) |
197.5 kg |
| Total | David Rigert Soviet Union (URS) |
542.5 kg | Vasily Kolotov Soviet Union (URS) |
537.5 kg | Bo Johansson Sweden (SWE) |
522.5 kg |
| 110 kg | ||||||
| Press | Yury Kozin Soviet Union (URS) |
200.0 kg | Aleksandar Kraychev Bulgaria (BUL) |
187.5 kg | Roberto Vezzani Italy (ITA) |
185.0 kg |
| Snatch | Stefan Grützner East Germany (GDR) |
165.0 kg | Kauko Kangasniemi Finland (FIN) |
162.5 kg | Aleksandar Kraychev Bulgaria (BUL) |
155.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Helmut Losch East Germany (GDR) |
205.0 kg | Stefan Grützner East Germany (GDR) |
205.0 kg | Yury Kozin Soviet Union (URS) |
202.5 kg |
| Total | Yury Kozin Soviet Union (URS) |
552.5 kg | Stefan Grützner East Germany (GDR) |
547.5 kg | Aleksandar Kraychev Bulgaria (BUL) |
545.0 kg |
| +110 kg | ||||||
| Press | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union (URS) |
230.0 kg WR |
Serge Reding Belgium (BEL) |
227.5 kg | Ken Patera United States (USA) |
212.5 kg |
| Snatch | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union (URS) |
170.0 kg | Ken Patera United States (USA) |
167.5 kg | Serge Reding Belgium (BEL) |
160.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union (URS) |
235.0 kg | Ken Patera United States (USA) |
212.5 kg | Fernando Bernal Cuba (CUB) |
197.5 kg |
| Total | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union (URS) |
635.0 kg | Ken Patera United States (USA) |
592.5 kg | Ivan Atanasov Bulgaria (BUL) |
532.5 kg |
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Poland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Press, Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 16 | 8 | 4 | 28 |
| 2 | Poland | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Japan | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | East Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Hungary | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | United States | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Iran | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 | Finland | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 17 | Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 36 | 36 | 36 | 108 | |
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