1961 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1961 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Austria, Austria from September 20 to September 25, 1961. There were 120 men in action from 33 nations.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight 56 kg |
.svg.png){kind=small} Vladimir StogovSoviet Union (URS) | 345.0 kg |  Imre FöldiHungary (HUN) | 345.0 kg |  Yoshinobu MiyakeJapan (JPN) | 337.5 kg |
| Featherweight 60 kg |
 Isaac BergerUnited States (USA) |
367.5 kg |  Sebastiano MannironiItaly (ITA) |
357.5 kg | Shared silver | |
| Yevgeny Minayev Soviet Union (URS) | ||||||
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
 Waldemar BaszanowskiPoland (POL) | 402.5 kg | Sergey Lopatin Soviet Union (URS) | 400.0 kg | Marian Zieliński Poland (POL) | 395.0 kg |
| Middleweight 75 kg |
Aleksandr Kurynov Soviet Union (URS) | 435.0 kg | Győző Veres Hungary (HUN) | 420.0 kg |  Marcel PaterniFrance (FRA) | 405.0 kg |
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
Rudolf Plyukfelder Soviet Union (URS) | 450.0 kg | Géza Tóth Hungary (HUN) | 432.5 kg | Tommy Kono United States (USA) | 430.0 kg |
| Middle heavyweight 90 kg |
Ireneusz Paliński Poland (POL) | 475.0 kg |  Louis MartinGreat Britain (GBR) | 462.5 kg | Arkady Vorobyov Soviet Union (URS) | 457.5 kg |
| Heavyweight +90 kg |
Yury Vlasov Soviet Union (URS) | 525.0 kg | Richard Zirk United States (USA) | 475.0 kg |  Eino MäkinenFinland (FIN) | 462.5 kg |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Poland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Hungary | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 8 | 6 | 21 | |
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