1971 World Weightlifting Championships
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.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 kg | ||||||
| Press |  Sándor HolczreiterHungary (HUN) | 120.0 kg |  Zygmunt SmalcerzPoland (POL) | 115.0 kg |  Masahiro UekiJapan (JPN) | 97.5 kg |
| Snatch | Zygmunt Smalcerz Poland (POL) | 95.0 kg | Sándor Holczreiter Hungary (HUN) | 95.0 kg |  Juan RomeroColombia (COL) | 92.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Zygmunt Smalcerz Poland (POL) | 130.0 kg | .svg.png){kind=small} Mustafa MustafovBulgaria (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 | .svg.png){kind=small} Mohammad NassiriIran (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 | .svg.png){kind=small} Gennady ChetinSoviet 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 PittnerAustria (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 KnippUnited States (USA) | 162.5 kg | Vladimir Kanygin Soviet Union (URS) | 160.0 kg |  Anselmo SilvinoItaly (ITA) | 155.0 kg |
| Snatch |  Leif JenssenNorway (NOR) | 142.5 kg | Vladimir Kanygin Soviet Union (URS) | 142.5 kg |  Ondrej HekelCzechoslovakia (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 | .svg.png){kind=small} Christos IakovouGreece (GRE) | 162.5 kg | Boris Pavlov Soviet Union (URS) | 160.0 kg |  Kaarlo KangasniemiFinland (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 BettembourgSweden (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 GrütznerEast 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 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Serge RedingBelgium (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 BernalCuba (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 |
Medal table
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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