1963 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1963 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Stockholm, Sweden from September 7 to September 13, 1963. There were 134 men in action from 32 nations.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight 56 kg |
.svg.png){kind=small} Aleksey VakhoninSoviet Union (URS) | 345.0 kg |  Hiroshi FukudaJapan (JPN) | 340.0 kg | Shiro Ichinoseki Japan (JPN) | 330.0 kg |
| Featherweight 60 kg |
Yoshinobu Miyake Japan (JPN) | 375.0 kg |  Isaac BergerUnited States (USA) | 367.5 kg |  Imre FöldiHungary (HUN) | 365.0 kg |
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
 Marian ZielińskiPoland (POL) | 417.5 kg | Waldemar Baszanowski Poland (POL) | 410.0 kg | Vladimir Kaplunov Soviet Union (URS) | 410.0 kg |
| Middleweight 75 kg |
Aleksandr Kurynov Soviet Union (URS) | 437.5 kg | Mihály Huszka Hungary (HUN) | 437.5 kg |  Hans ZdražilaCzechoslovakia (TCH) | 422.5 kg |
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
Győző Veres Hungary (HUN) | 477.5 kg | Rudolf Plyukfelder Soviet Union (URS) | 467.5 kg | Géza Tóth Hungary (HUN) | 450.0 kg |
| Middle heavyweight 90 kg |
 Louis MartinGreat Britain (GBR) | 480.0 kg | Ireneusz Paliński Poland (POL) | 475.0 kg | Eduard Brovko Soviet Union (URS) | 470.0 kg |
| Heavyweight +90 kg |
Yury Vlasov Soviet Union (URS) | 557.5 kg | Norbert Schemansky United States (USA) | 537.5 kg | Leonid Zhabotinsky Soviet Union (URS) | 527.5 kg |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Poland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | United States | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
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