1961 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1961 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Vienna, Austria from September 20 to September 25, 1961. There were 120 men in action from 33 nations.
Medal summary
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Bantamweight 56 kg |
![]() Soviet Union (URS) | 345.0 kg | ![]() Hungary (HUN) | 345.0 kg | ![]() Japan (JPN) | 337.5 kg |
Featherweight 60 kg |
![]() United States (USA) |
367.5 kg | ![]() Italy (ITA) |
357.5 kg | Shared silver | |
![]() Soviet Union (URS) | ||||||
Lightweight 67.5 kg |
![]() Poland (POL) | 402.5 kg | ![]() Soviet Union (URS) | 400.0 kg | ![]() Poland (POL) | 395.0 kg |
Middleweight 75 kg |
![]() Soviet Union (URS) | 435.0 kg | ![]() Hungary (HUN) | 420.0 kg | ![]() France (FRA) | 405.0 kg |
Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
![]() Soviet Union (URS) | 450.0 kg | ![]() Hungary (HUN) | 432.5 kg | ![]() United States (USA) | 430.0 kg |
Middle heavyweight 90 kg |
![]() Poland (POL) | 475.0 kg | ![]() Great Britain (GBR) | 462.5 kg | ![]() Soviet Union (URS) | 457.5 kg |
Heavyweight +90 kg |
![]() Soviet Union (URS) | 525.0 kg | ![]() United States (USA) | 475.0 kg | ![]() Finland (FIN) | 462.5 kg |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 7 | 8 | 6 | 21 |
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