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 |
Aleksey Vakhonin
Soviet Union |
362.5 kg |
Imre Földi
Hungary |
360.0 kg |
Mohammad Nassiri
Iran |
350.0 kg |
| Featherweight 60 kg |
Yoshinobu Miyake
Japan |
387.5 kg |
Mieczysław Nowak
Poland |
382.5 kg |
Yoshiyuki Miyake
Japan |
370.0 kg |
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
Yevgeny Katsura
Soviet Union |
437.5 kg |
Marian Zieliński
Poland |
410.0 kg |
Parviz Jalayer
Iran |
405.0 kg |
| Middleweight 75 kg |
Viktor Kurentsov
Soviet Union |
450.0 kg |
Waldemar Baszanowski
Poland |
447.5 kg |
Werner Dittrich
East Germany |
442.5 kg |
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
Vladimir Belyaev
Soviet Union |
485.0 kg |
Győző Veres
Hungary |
485.0 kg |
Hans Zdražila
Czechoslovakia |
465.0 kg |
| Middle heavyweight 90 kg |
Géza Tóth
Hungary |
487.5 kg |
Ireneusz Paliński
Poland |
477.5 kg |
Marek Gołąb
Poland |
475.0 kg |
| Heavyweight +90 kg |
Leonid Zhabotinsky
Soviet Union |
567.5 kg |
Bob Bednarski
United States |
537.5 kg |
Stanislav Batishchev
Soviet Union |
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 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
References
- Results (Sport 123)
- Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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1966 World Weightlifting 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 |
Aleksey Vakhonin
Soviet Union |
362.5 kg |
Imre Földi
Hungary |
360.0 kg |
Mohammad Nassiri
Iran |
350.0 kg |
| Featherweight 60 kg |
Yoshinobu Miyake
Japan |
387.5 kg |
Mieczysław Nowak
Poland |
382.5 kg |
Yoshiyuki Miyake
Japan |
370.0 kg |
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
Yevgeny Katsura
Soviet Union |
437.5 kg |
Marian Zieliński
Poland |
410.0 kg |
Parviz Jalayer
Iran |
405.0 kg |
| Middleweight 75 kg |
Viktor Kurentsov
Soviet Union |
450.0 kg |
Waldemar Baszanowski
Poland |
447.5 kg |
Werner Dittrich
East Germany |
442.5 kg |
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
Vladimir Belyaev
Soviet Union |
485.0 kg |
Győző Veres
Hungary |
485.0 kg |
Hans Zdražila
Czechoslovakia |
465.0 kg |
| Middle heavyweight 90 kg |
Géza Tóth
Hungary |
487.5 kg |
Ireneusz Paliński
Poland |
477.5 kg |
Marek Gołąb
Poland |
475.0 kg |
| Heavyweight +90 kg |
Leonid Zhabotinsky
Soviet Union |
567.5 kg |
Bob Bednarski
United States |
537.5 kg |
Stanislav Batishchev
Soviet Union |
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 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
References
- Results (Sport 123)
- Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
1966 World Weightlifting Championships.