1973 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1973 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Havana, Cuba from September 15 to September 23, 1973. There were 189 men from 39 nations in the competition. These were the first championships held since the elimination of the clean and press from competition.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 kg | ||||||
| Snatch |  Takeshi HorikoshiJapan (JPN) | 102.5 kg |  Zygmunt SmalcerzPoland (POL) | 100.0 kg | .svg.png){kind=small} Ion HortopanRomania (ROU) | 100.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | .svg.png){kind=small} Mohammad NassiriIran (IRI) | 140.0 kg WR |
 Lajos SzűcsHungary (HUN) | 132.5 kg | Zygmunt Smalcerz Poland (POL) | 127.5 kg |
| Total | Mohammad Nassiri Iran (IRI) | 240.0 kg WR |
Lajos Szűcs Hungary (HUN) | 230.0 kg | Zygmunt Smalcerz Poland (POL) | 227.5 kg |
| 56 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Koji Miki Japan (JPN) | 117.5 kg WR |
.svg.png){kind=small} Georgi TodorovBulgaria (BUL) | 112.5 kg | Atanas Kirov Bulgaria (BUL) | 110.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Atanas Kirov Bulgaria (BUL) | 147.5 kg | Georgi Todorov Bulgaria (BUL) | 142.5 kg |  Karel ProhlCzechoslovakia (TCH) | 142.5 kg |
| Total | Atanas Kirov Bulgaria (BUL) | 257.5 kg WR |
Georgi Todorov Bulgaria (BUL) | 255.0 kg | Koji Miki Japan (JPN) | 252.5 kg |
| 60 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | János Benedek Hungary (HUN) | 122.5 kg | .svg.png){kind=small} Dito ShanidzeSoviet Union (URS) | 120.0 kg |  Kurt PittnerAustria (AUT) | 115.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Norair Nurikyan Bulgaria (BUL) | 152.5 kg | Dito Shanidze Soviet Union (URS) | 152.5 kg | Kazumasa Hirai Japan (JPN) | 145.0 kg |
| Total | Dito Shanidze Soviet Union (URS) | 272.5 kg | Norair Nurikyan Bulgaria (BUL) | 267.5 kg | Jan Wojnowski Poland (POL) | 257.5 kg |
| 67.5 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Mladen Kuchev Bulgaria (BUL) | 132.5 kg | Mukharby Kirzhinov Soviet Union (URS) | 130.0 kg | Petar Yanev Bulgaria (BUL) | 130.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Mukharby Kirzhinov Soviet Union (URS) | 175.0 kg | Mladen Kuchev Bulgaria (BUL) | 170.0 kg | Masao Kato Japan (JPN) | 165.0 kg |
| Total | Mukharby Kirzhinov Soviet Union (URS) | 305.0 kg | Mladen Kuchev Bulgaria (BUL) | 302.5 kg | Petar Yanev Bulgaria (BUL) | 292.5 kg |
| 75 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Nedelcho Kolev Bulgaria (BUL) | 147.5 kg |  Peter WenzelEast Germany (GDR) | 140.0 kg | Ondrej Hekel Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 137.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Nedelcho Kolev Bulgaria (BUL) | 190.0 kg WR |
András Stark Hungary (HUN) | 177.5 kg | Peter Wenzel East Germany (GDR) | 177.5 kg |
| Total | Nedelcho Kolev Bulgaria (BUL) | 337.5 kg WR |
Peter Wenzel East Germany (GDR) | 317.5 kg | András Stark Hungary (HUN) | 312.5 kg |
| 82.5 kg | ||||||
| Snatch |  Leif JenssenNorway (NOR) | 160.0 kg | Vladimir Ryzhenkov Soviet Union (URS) | 157.5 kg | Frank Zielecke East Germany (GDR) | 155.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Frank Zielecke East Germany (GDR) | 192.5 kg | Vladimir Ryzhenkov Soviet Union (URS) | 192.5 kg | Stefan Sochanski Poland (POL) | 187.5 kg |
| Total | Vladimir Ryzhenkov Soviet Union (URS) | 350.0 kg | Frank Zielecke East Germany (GDR) | 347.5 kg | Stefan Sochanski Poland (POL) | 332.5 kg |
| 90 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | David Rigert Soviet Union (URS) | 165.0 kg | Andon Nikolov Bulgaria (BUL) | 162.5 kg | Peter Petzold East Germany (GDR) | 160.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Vasily Kolotov Soviet Union (URS) | 202.5 kg | David Rigert Soviet Union (URS) | 200.0 kg | Peter Petzold East Germany (GDR) | 197.5 kg |
| Total | David Rigert Soviet Union (URS) | 365.0 kg | Vasily Kolotov Soviet Union (URS) | 360.0 kg | Peter Petzold East Germany (GDR) | 357.5 kg |
| 110 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Pavel Pervushin Soviet Union (URS) | 170.0 kg |  Javier GonzálezCuba (CUB) | 162.5 kg | Rudolf Strejček Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 157.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Pavel Pervushin Soviet Union (URS) | 215.0 kg | Helmut Losch East Germany (GDR) | 215.0 kg | Javier González Cuba (CUB) | 200.0 kg |
| Total | Pavel Pervushin Soviet Union (URS) | 385.0 kg | Helmut Losch East Germany (GDR) | 370.0 kg | Javier González Cuba (CUB) | 362.5 kg |
| +110 kg | ||||||
| Snatch |  Rudolf MangWest Germany (FRG) | 180.0 kg | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union (URS) | 177.5 kg | Stanislav Batishchev Soviet Union (URS) | 175.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union (URS) | 225.0 kg | Gerd Bonk East Germany (GDR) | 222.5 kg | Rudolf Mang West Germany (FRG) | 220.0 kg |
| Total | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union (URS) | 402.5 kg | Rudolf Mang West Germany (FRG) | 400.0 kg | Stanislav Batishchev Soviet Union (URS) | 392.5 kg |
Medal table
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Iran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | East Germany | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 12 | 8 | 2 | 22 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Japan | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Iran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | East Germany | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | Hungary | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | West Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 | |
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