1966 World Weightlifting Championships
Publicity display in East Berlin the week before the championships
The 1966 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in East Berlin, East Germany from October 15 to October 21, 1966. There were 117 men in action from 28 nations.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight 56 kg |
.svg.png){kind=small} Aleksey VakhoninSoviet Union (URS) | 362.5 kg |  Imre FöldiHungary (HUN) | 360.0 kg | .svg.png){kind=small} Mohammad NassiriIran (IRI) | 350.0 kg |
| Featherweight 60 kg |
 Yoshinobu MiyakeJapan (JPN) | 387.5 kg |  Mieczysław NowakPoland (POL) | 382.5 kg | Yoshiyuki Miyake Japan (JPN) | 370.0 kg |
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
Yevgeny Katsura Soviet Union (URS) | 437.5 kg | Marian Zieliński Poland (POL) | 410.0 kg | Parviz Jalayer Iran (IRI) | 405.0 kg |
| Middleweight 75 kg |
Viktor Kurentsov Soviet Union (URS) | 450.0 kg | Waldemar Baszanowski Poland (POL) | 447.5 kg |  Werner DittrichEast Germany (GDR) | 442.5 kg |
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
Vladimir Belyayev Soviet Union (URS) | 485.0 kg | Győző Veres Hungary (HUN) | 485.0 kg |  Hans ZdražilaCzechoslovakia (TCH) | 465.0 kg |
| Middle heavyweight 90 kg |
Géza Tóth Hungary (HUN) | 487.5 kg | Ireneusz Paliński Poland (POL) | 477.5 kg | Marek Gołąb Poland (POL) | 475.0 kg |
| Heavyweight +90 kg |
Leonid Zhabotinsky Soviet Union (URS) | 567.5 kg |  Bob BednarskiUnited States (USA) | 537.5 kg | Stanislav Batishev Soviet Union (URS) | 530.0 kg |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Hungary | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Poland | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| East Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
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