In 1983, the IWF decided to redate the first official World
Championship to 1905. Until then the first official World Championship
was that of 1922, the first one organized by the FIH. Later there were
also the World Championships declared as official, competed before
establishing of the first world governing body in 1905.
1.
1891, Mar 28
London GBR
2.
1898, Jul 31 - Aug 01
Wien AUT
3.
1899, Apr 04
Milano ITA
4.
1903, Oct 03-05
Paris FRA
5.
1904, May 23
Wien AUT
6.
1905, Apr 08-10
Berlin GER
7.
1905, Jun 11-13
Duisburg GER
8.
1905, Dec 16-30
Paris FRA
9.
1906, Mar 18
Lille FRA
10.
1907, May 19
Frankfurt GER
11.
1908, Dec 08-09
Wien AUT
12.
1909, Oct 03 and Dec 02
Wien AUT
13.
1910, Jun 05-06
Düsseldorf GER
14.
1910, Oct 09
Wien AUT
15.
1911, Apr 29-30
Stuttgart GER
16.
1911, May 13-14
Berlin GER
17.
1911, Jun 26
Dresden GER
18.
1911, Jun 29 and Jul 02
Wien AUT
19.
1913, Jul 28-29
Breslau
GER
20.
1920, Sep 04-08
Wien AUT
21.
1922, Apr 29-30
Tallinn EST
22.
1923, Sep 07-09
Wien AUT
23.
1937, Sep 10-12
Paris FRA
24.
1938, Oct 21-23
Wien GER
1939, Sep 16-18
Rīga LAT
25.
1946, Oct 18-19
Paris FRA
26.
1947, Sep 26-27
Philadelphia USA
27
1949, Sep 04-06
Scheveningen NED
28.
1950, Oct 13-15
Paris FRA
29.
1951, Oct 26-28
Milano ITA
30.
1953, Aug 26-30
Stockholm SWE
31.
1954, Oct 07-10
Wien AUT
32.
1955, Oct 12-16
München FRG
33.
1957, Nov 08-12
Tehran IRI
34.
1958, Sep 16-21
Stockholm SWE
35.
1959, Sep 29 - Oct 04
Warszawa POL
36.
1961, Sep 20-25
Wien AUT
37.
1962, Sep 16-22
Budapest HUN
38.
1963, Sep 07-13
Stockholm SWE
39.
1964, Oct 11-18
Tokyo JPN (OS - see there)
40.
1965, Oct 27 - Nov 03
Tehran IRI
41.
1966, Oct 15-21
Berlin GDR
1967, Oct 14-21
Tokyo JPN
42.
1968, Oct 13-19
Ciudad de México MEX (OS - see there)
43.
1969, Sep 20-28
Warszawa POL
44.
1970, Sep 12-20
Columbus USA
45.
1971, Sep 18-26
Lima PER
46.
1972, Aug 27 - Sep 06
München FRG
(OS - Total results see there)
47.
1973, Sep 15-23
La Habana CUB
48.
1974, Sep 21-29
Manila PHI
49.
1975, Sep 15-23
Moskva URS
50.
1976, Jul 18-27
Montreal CAN
(OS - Total results see there)
51.
1977, Sep 17-25
Stuttgart FRG
52.
1978, Oct 04-08
Gettysburg USA
53.
1979, Nov 03-11
Thessaloniki GRE
54.
1980, Jul 20-30
Moskva URS
(OS - Total results see there)
55.
1981, Sep 13-20
Lille FRA
56.
1982, Sep 18-26
Ljubljana YUG
57.
1983, Oct 22-31
Moskva URS
58.
1984, Jul 29 - Aug 08
Los Angeles USA
(OS - Total results see there)
59.
1985, Aug 23 - Sep 01
Södertälje SWE
60.
1986, Nov 08-15
Sofia BUL
61.
1987, Sep 06-13
Ostrava TCH (Men)
1987, Oct 30 - Nov 01
Daytona Beach USA (Women)
1988, Dec 02-04
Jakarta INA (Women)
62.
1989, Sep 16-23
Athína GRE (Men)
1989, Nov 24-26
Manchester GBR (Women)
1990, May 26 - Jun 03
Sarajevo YUG (Women)
63.
1990, Nov 10-18
Budapest HUN (Men)
64.
1991, Sep 27 - Oct 06
Donaueschingen GER
1992, May 16-24
Varna BUL (Women)
1898: also European championship in wrestling
1904 - 1905 I, 1907 - 1909, 1910 II, 1911 II - 1911 IV and 1920: also wrestling
1905: World Championship at the founding congress of the Amateur Athleten Weltunion
(English: Amateur Athletes World Union) also wrestling and other strength athletics
1910 I and 1911 I: also wrestling and other strength sports
1913: World Championship of the Internationaler Amateur-Weltverband für Schwerathletik
(English: International Amateur Heavy Athletics Federation) also wrestling and other strength sports
in Breslau (Polish Wrocław)
1922: first World Championship of the FIH
1937: second World Championship of the FIH
1938: Austria was occupied by Nazi Germany from 12.03.1938 till the end of World War II.
1939: cancelled due to World War II
1967: The World Championship 1967 should take place in Tokyo. The
Japanese government banned the hoisting of the GDR flag as well as
the playing of the GDR national anthem in the victory ceremony of
an East German athlete. As the GDR insisted on the common victory
ceremony, the Japanese federation canceled the World Championship.
Different combined events until 1923
1891 - Octathlon: 1. Lifting simultaneously two dumb-bells (25,4 kg in one hand
each) in armlength above the head (6 - 10 times); 2. Lifting to the
shoulder and pressing in armlength above the head alternately two
dumb-bells (25,4 kg in one hand each) (20 - 40 times); 3. Lifting
simultaneously two dumb-bells (38,1 kg in one hand each) in armlength above
the head (2 - 4 times); 4. Lifting to the shoulder and pressing in
armlength above the head alternately two dumb-bells (38,1 kg in one hand
each) (4 - 8 times); 5. Lifting to the shoulder and pressing in armlength
above the head simultaneously two dumb-bells (38,1 kg in one hand each),
then lowering the dumb-bells to the ground (3 iterations); 6. Lifting to
the shoulder and jerking in armlength above the head simultaneously two
dumb-bells (38,1 kg and 50,8 kg in one hand each); 7. Lifting to the
shoulder and jerking in armlength above the head simultaneously two
dumb-bells (45,3 kg in one hand each); 8. Lifting simultaneously two
dumb-bells (25,4 kg in one hand each) and holding in armlength horizontally to the body. 1898 - Decathlon: 1. One hand snatch; 2. Simultaneous press of two dumb-bells (in
one hand each); 3. Simultaneous jerk of two dumb-bells (in one hand each);
4. One hand press in military style; 5. One hand press in straddling style;
6. One hand press continuously in military style (50,2 kg); 7. One hand
press continuously in straddling style (50,2 kg); 8. Two hand press; 9. Two
hand jerk; 10. Two hand press continuously in military style (100 kg). The
best result in each exercise earned 1 pt., the second best 2 pts. etc. 1899 - Pentathlon: 1. One hand snatch; 2. One hand press; 3. One hand jerk; 4. Two
hand press; 5. Two hand jerk. 1903 - Hexathlon: 1. holding a weight horizontally to the body; 2. One hand swing;
3. One hand snatch; 4. Two hand press; 5. Two hand snatch; 6. Two hand
jerk. The points on performance (very good 9 pts., good 6 pts., nearly good
3 pts.) were added to the lifted kg. The total points were calculated over
all exercises. 1904 - Octathlon: 1. One hand snatch; 2. One hand press in military style; 3.
Simultaneous press of two dumb-bells (in one hand each); 4. Simultaneous
jerk of two dumb-bells (in one hand each); 5. Two hand press; 6. Two hand
jerk; 7. Two hand press continuously in military style (100 kg) (the first
attempt counts 100 kg, on each iteration 3 kg added); 8. One hand press
continuously in military style (50 kg) (the first attempt counts 50 kg, on
each iteration 3 kg added). 1905-1 - Tetrathlon: 1. One hand swing; 2 One hand snatch; 3. Two hand press; 4. Two
hand jerk. 1905-2 - Pentathlon: 1. One hand snatch; 2. One hand press; 3. One hand jerk; 4. Two
hand press; 5. Two hand jerk. 1905-3 - Pentathlon: 1. One hand swing; 2. One hand snatch; 3. Two hand press; 4.
Two hand snatch; 5. Two hand clean & jerk. 1906 - Tetrathlon: 1. (not in the featherweight) holding a weight horizontally to
the body; 2. One hand snatch; 3. Two hand press; 4. Two hand clean &
jerk. 1907 - Tetrathlon: 1. Right hand snatch; 2. Left hand snatch; 3. Two hand press;
4. Two hand clean & jerk. Classification on points given for the
performance. 1908 - Hexathlon: 1. Left hand snatch; 2. Right hand snatch; 3. One hand press; 4.
Two hand press; 5. Two hand jerk; 6. Two hand press continuously (80 kg,
heavyweight 100 kg) (the first attempt counts 80/100 kg, on each iteration
2,5/3 kg added). 1909 - Pentathlon: 1. Right hand snatch; 2. Left hand snatch; 3. Two hand snatch;
4. Two hand press; 5. Two hand clean & jerk. 1910-1 - Tetrathlon: 1. Right hand snatch; 2. Left hand snatch; 3. Two hand press;
4. Two hand clean & jerk. Classification on points given for the
performance. 1910-2 - Hexathlon: 1. One hand snatch; 2. One hand jerk; 3. Two hand snatch; 4. Two
hand press; 5. Two hand jerk; 6. Two hand press continuously (80 kg,
heavyweight 100 kg) (the first attempt counts 80/100 kg, on each iteration
5 kg added). 1911-1 - Tetrathlon: 1. Right hand snatch; 2. Left hand snatch; 3. Two hand press;
4. Two hand clean & jerk. 1911-2 - Tetrathlon: 1. Left hand snatch; 2. Right hand snatch; 3. Two hand press;
4. Two hand clean & jerk. 1911-3 - Tetrathlon: 1. One hand snatch; 2. One hand jerk; 3. Two hand press; 4. Two
hand clean & jerk. 1911-4 - Tetrathlon: 1. Left hand snatch; 2. Right hand snatch; 3. Two hand press;
4. Two hand clean & jerk. 1913 - Tetrathlon: 1. Right hand snatch; 2. Left hand snatch; 3. Two hand press;
4. Two hand clean & jerk. Classification on points given for the
performance. 1920 - Tetrathlon: 1. One hand snatch; 2. One hand jerk; 3. Two hand press; 4. Two
hand jerk. Pressing and jerking resp. in one move got 10 kg plus. 1922 - Pentathlon: 1. Two hand press; 2. One hand snatch; 3. One hand jerk; 4. Two
hand snatch; 5. Two hand clean & jerk. 1923 - Tetrathlon: 1. One hand snatch; 2. One hand jerk; 3. Two hand press; 4. Two
hand clean & jerk.
No bodyweight categories (1891 - 1905)
World Champions
kg
Runners-up
kg
Third place
kg
1891
LEVY Lawrence Edward GBR
ZAFARANA Giacomo ITA
FRANÇOIS Arthur BEL
1898
TÜRK Wilhelm AUT
30 P.
BINDER Eduard AUT
41 P.
HACKENSCHMIDT Georg RUS
46 P.
1899
YELISEYEV Sergey RUS
487,0
RÖDL Josef GER
465,0
SCURI Enrico ITA
445,0
1903
LANCOUD François SUI
552,5 P.
SCHNEIDEREIT Heinrich GER
543,5 P.
EMPAIN Gustave BEL
536,0 P.
1904
STEINBACH Josef AUT
852,0
GRAFL Josef AUT
800,5
STAUDINGER Johann AUT
782,2
1905-2
STEINBACH Josef AUT
517,5
NEUHAUS Heinrich GER
515,0
SELOS Alois GER
510,0
1891: The first two finisher did all eight exercises with the maximum
required result. LEVY won because of the better style.
FRANÇOIS also made the maximum except for exercises 5, 7 and
8.
Featherweight (60 kg)
World Champions
kg
Runners-up
kg
Third place
kg
1906
DE LAPALUD Daniel SUI
202,0
STAEN Joseph FRA
186,0
CELLIER Charles FRA
174,0
1910-1
KLIMENT Emil AUT
82,5 P.
ANSCHÜTZ Alfred GER
77,0 P.
Schmitz Franz GER
75,0 P.
1911-1
ANSCHÜTZ Alfred GER
317,5
KLIMENT Emil AUT
312,5
VOGEL Georg GER
312,5
1911-2
KLIMENT Emil AUT
321,5
VOGT Jakob GER
282,5
GRETH Oswald GER
281,0
1911-3
THAMME Rudolf GER
307,5
GRETH Oswald GER
305,0
WEIßBECK Georg GER
292,5
1911-4
KLIMENT Emil AUT
325,4
KUBU Gustav AUT
302,0
MEIER Rudolf AUT
296,0
1913
KLIMENT Emil AUT
113,5 P.
CHERUDZINSKIY Pyotr RUS
106,0 P.
VOGEL Georg GER
104,5 P.
1920
WIDMANN Eugen GER
342,5
JAQUEMONT Andreas GER
325,0
KUBU Gustav AUT
317,5
1922
GRAF Heinrich SUI
389,5
KÕIV Karl EST
367,5
ERNESAKS Gustav EST
365,0
1923
STADLER Andreas AUT
330,0
ROSINEK Wilhelm AUT
315,0
KLIMENT Emil AUT
307,5
Lightweight (67,5 kg; 1906-1910, 1911-2 70 kg)
World Champions
kg
Runners-up
kg
Third place
kg
1905-1
WINKLER Nikolaus GER
327,7
HANSEN Albert GER
310,0
GRIMM Paul GER
305,0
1905-3
BUISSON Pierre FRA
360,0
LIÉBAULT Charles FRA
350,0
BOUTELLIER Marcel FRA
FREDON Robert FRA
345,0
1906
LORTHIOIS Georges FRA
265,0
SLOSSE Pierre FRA
245,0
FESSLER Arthur SUI
237,0
1907
ZEBROWSKY Johannes GER
79,5 P.
GUERRAZ Virgile SUI
79,0 P.
GLENZER Heinrich GER
68,5 P.
1910-1
RUHLAND Eugen GER
93,5 P.
SWOBODA II Karl AUT
87,5 P.
SCHWABL Josef AUT
86,5 P.
1911-1
BLASER Ulrich SUI
370,0
KOMAREK Franz AUT
347,5
REINMUTH Peter GER
337,5
1911-2
SCHWABL Josef AUT
337,5
MEYER Albert GER
335,0
GNAUK Paul GER
312,5
1911-3
MEYER Albert GER
367,5
WINKLER Nikolaus GER
350,0
KEMPE Max GER
339,5
1911-4
KOMAREK Franz AUT
366,2
SCHWABL Josef AUT
351,7
BUTZEK Leopold AUT
333,9
1913
KÖHLER Wilhelm GER
137,5 P.
SAMFAß Karl GER
130,5 P.
SWOBODA II Karl AUT
129,0 P.
1920
LIST Philipp GER
367,5
ZIMMERMANN Josef GER
365,0
PALKOWITZ Karl AUT
340,0
1922
NEULAND Alfred EST
444,9
VANAASEME Eduard EST
415,0
NOORMÄGI Voldemar EST
410,0
1923
EDINGER Rudolf AUT
360,0
BAUMANN Heinrich GER
350,0
DURDIS Bohumil TCH
347,5
Middleweight (1905-1913 80 kg; 1920-1923 75 kg; 1910-2 85 kg)
World Champions
kg
Runners-up
kg
Third place
kg
1905-1
WALTHER Otto GER
355,5
LINDINGER Josef GER
355,0
DANZER Edmund AUT
345,0
1905-3
DUFOUR André FRA
425,0
BLAYAC Michel FRA
395,0
MORBU Roger FRA
390,0
1906
DEROUBAIX Albert FRA
315,0
VASSEUR Louis FRA
297,0
LACROIX Gustave FRA
279,0
1907
LUTZ Andreas GER
73 P.
FORMBERGER Johann GER
69 P.
ABRAHAM Hans GER
67 P.
1908
EIBEL Johann AUT
527,0
NEJEDLIK Anton AUT
516,0
STAUDINGER Johann AUT
514,5
1909
EIBEL Johann AUT
470,2
HOFBÖCK Josef AUT
458,0
LENZ Anton AUT
441,0
1910-1
ABRAHAM Hans GER
108 P.
ACKERMANN Karl GER
101 P.
OSWALD Rudolf AUT
100 P.
1910-2
HENNERMÜLLER Leopold AUT
603,0
EIBEL Johann AUT
595,5
BARTASEK Leopold AUT
565,0
1911-1
HENNERMÜLLER Leopold AUT
375,0
RUHLAND Eugen GER
366,0
LUTZ Andreas GER
363,0
1911-2
OSWALD Rudolf AUT
377,0
HENNERMÜLLER Leopold AUT
373,0
HAASE Peter GER
345,0
1911-3
ABRAHAM Hans GER
402,5
BERCULON Beertye NED
385,0
STUBNER August AUT
372,5
1911-4
HENNERMÜLLER Leopold AUT
375,0
BLASER Ulrich SUI
373,0
STUBNER August AUT
363,0
1913
HENNERMÜLLER Leopold AUT
152,0 P.
ABRAHAM Hans GER
147,5 P.
BUCHEGGER Josef AUT
139,0 P.
1920
STRITESKY Karl AUT
382,5
BLASER Ulrich SUI
382,5
KAMMERER Josef AUT
367,5
1922
HALLAP Saul EST
447,5
OZOLIŅŠ Alberts LAT
412,5
PUUSAAG Alfred EST
405,0
1923
FREIBERGER Karl AUT
387,5
FRIEDRICH Leopold AUT
375,0
OZOLIŅŠ Alberts LAT
355,0
Light heavyweight (82,5 kg)
World Champions
kg
Runners-up
kg
Third place
kg
1920
STRAßBERGER Josef GER
415,0
ZUBA Franz AUT
400,0
HENNERMÜLLER Leopold AUT
395,0
1922
FRANÇOIS Roger FRA
457,5
TOOM Johannes EST
417,5
TIHANE Robert EST
395,0
1923
SKOBLA Jaroslav TCH
387,5
HABERL Sebastian AUT
370,0
BÖHNEL August AUT
370,0
Heavyweight (1905-1913 80+ kg; 1920-1923 82,5+ kg; 1910-2 85+ kg)
World Champions
kg
Runners-up
kg
Third place
kg
1905-1
STEINBACH Josef AUT
415,5
WITZELSBERGER Karl AUT
395,5
PITKA Franz AUT
380,5
1905-3
SCHWEITZER Émile FRA
470,0
PÉCHAUD Jean-Pierre FRA
435,0
LAQUEILLE Gustave FRA
400,0
1906
SCHNEIDEREIT Heinrich GER
342,0
BESSON Émile SUI
270,0
FALLEUR Gustave FRA
267,0
1907
RONDI Heinrich GER
104,4 P.
SCHNEIDEREIT Heinrich GER
92,3 P.
SCHLEIDT Georg GER
92,0 P.
1908
GRAFL Josef AUT
645,0
TANDLER Berthold AUT
631,0
DANZER Edmund AUT
587,0
1909
GRAFL Josef AUT
583,1
SWOBODA Karl AUT
533,4
TANDLER Berthold AUT
525,4
1910-1
GRAFL Josef AUT
146,0 P.
RONDI Heinrich GER
134,5 P.
TANDLER Berthold AUT
121,0 P.
1910-2
GRAFL Josef AUT
753,5
SWOBODA Karl AUT
723,0
TANDLER Berthold AUT
685,0
1911-1
GRAFL Josef AUT
458,0
RONDI Heinrich GER
453,0
SCHNEIDEREIT Heinrich GER
423,0
1911-2
SWOBODA Karl AUT
464,0
TANDLER Berthold AUT
415,0
BUCHHOLZ Franz GER
391,5
1911-3
TANDLER Berthold AUT
437,5
DORREGEEST Anton NED
435,0
GÄßLER Hermann GER
425,0
1911-4
SWOBODA Karl AUT
477,9
GRAFL Josef AUT
476,5
TANDLER Berthold AUT
420,8
1913
GRAFL Josef AUT
170 P.
TANDLER Berthold AUT
162 P.
KRAUSE Jan RUS
157 P.
1920
MÖRKE Karl GER
456,7
AIGNER Franz AUT
422,5
ALSCHER Heinrich AUT
405,0
1922
TAMMER Harald EST
472,5
LEILAND Kärlis LAT
455,0
RAAG Kaljo EST
422,5
1923
AIGNER Franz AUT
420,0
LEPPELT Josef AUT
400,0
SCHRAMMEL Georg AUT
397,5
Triathlon and Duathlon 1937 - 1991
1937 - 1972: the competed triathlon included the exercises press, snatch, and clean &
jerk. From 1973 onwards, it is only a duathlon after deletion of press.
Since 1969, there are also World Championship medals awarded in the single exercises.
Flyweight (52 kg) Total
World Champions
kg
Runners-up
kg
Third place
kg
1969
KRISHCHISHIN Vladislav URS
337,5
SMETANIN Vladimir URS
337,5
SZOŁTYSEK Walter POL
335,0
1970
HOLCZREITER Sándor HUN
342,5
SZOŁTYSEK Walter POL
330,0
SMETANIN Vladimir URS
330,0
1971
SMALCERZ Zygmunt POL
340,0
HOLCZREITER Sándor HUN
335,0
UEKI Masahiro JPN
307,5
1973
NASSIRI SERESHT Mohammad IRI
240,0
SZŰCS Lajos HUN
230,0
SMALCERZ Zygmunt POL
227,5
1974
NASSIRI SERESHT Mohammad IRI
232,5
KŐSZEGI György HUN
230,0
HORIKOSHI Takeshi JPN
227,5
1975
SMALCERZ Zygmunt POL
237,5
VORONIN Aleksandr URS
232,5
SZŰCS Lajos HUN
230,0
1977
VORONIN Aleksandr URS
247,5
KŐSZEGI György HUN
235,0
CASAMAYOR Francisco CUB
230,0
1978
OSMONALIYEV Kanybek URS
240,0
GOLIK Tadeusz POL
237,5
CASAMAYOR Francisco CUB
230,0
1979
OSMONALIYEV Kanybek URS
242,5
HORNYÁK Ferenc HUN
VORONIN Aleksandr URS
242,5
-----
1981
OSMONALIYEV Kanybek URS
247,5
GUTOWSKI Jacek POL
240,0
MANABE Kazushito JPN
240,0
1982
LELETKO Stefan POL
250,0
SARANDALIEV Yenia BUL
245,0
GUTOWSKI Jacek POL
245,0
1983
TERZIYSKI Neno BUL
260,0
GUTOWSKI Jacek POL
250,0
LELETKO Stefan POL
247,5
1985
MARINOV Sevdalin BUL
252,5
ZENG Guoqiang CHN
242,5
PIEKORZ Bernard POL
237,5
1986
MARINOV Sevdalin BUL
257,5
GUTOWSKI Jacek POL
252,5
KOLOKOLTSEV Aleksey URS
250,0
1987
MARINOV Sevdalin BUL
262,5
HE Zhuoqiang CHN
260,0
GUTOWSKI Jacek POL
247,5
1989
IVANOV Ivan BUL
272,5
HE Zhuoqiang CHN
262,5
CIHĂREAN Traian ROU
260,0
1990
IVANOV Ivan BUL
265,0
HUANG Xiliang CHN
250,0
ZHANG Zairong CHN
247,5
1991
IVANOV Ivan BUL
272,5
MINCHEV Sevdalin BUL
257,5
ZHANG Zairong CHN
255,0
Flyweight (52 kg) Press
World Champions
kg
Runners-up
kg
Third place
kg
1969
KRISHCHISHIN Vladislav URS
112,5
HOLCZREITER Sándor HUN
110,0
SMALCERZ Zygmunt POL
105,0
1970
HOLCZREITER Sándor HUN
120,0
KRISHCHISHIN Vladislav URS
112,5
SMETANIN Vladimir URS
105,0
1971
HOLCZREITER Sándor HUN
120,0
SMALCERZ Zygmunt POL
115,0
UEKI Masahiro JPN
97,5
1972
SMALCERZ Zygmunt POL
112,5
HOLCZREITER Sándor HUN
112,5
SZŰCS Lajos HUN
107,5
Flyweight (52 kg) Snatch
World Champions
kg
Runners-up
kg
Third place
kg
1969
SMETANIN Vladimir URS
102,5
SZOŁTYSEK Walter POL
100,0
CHAIYA Sukchinda THA
97,5
1970
SZOŁTYSEK Walter POL
102,5
SMETANIN Vladimir URS
100,0
DEL ROSARIO Salvador PHI
95,0
1971
SMALCERZ Zygmunt POL
95,0
HOLCZREITER Sándor HUN
95,0
ROMERO Juan COL
92,5
1972
GYI Aung BIR
105,0
SMALCERZ Zygmunt POL
100,0
SASAKI Tetsuhide JPN
97,5
1973
HORIKOSHI Takeshi JPN
102,5
SMALCERZ Zygmunt POL
100,0
HORTOPAN Ion ROU
100,0
1974
KŐSZEGI György HUN
105,0
HORIKOSHI Takeshi JPN
105,0
NASSIRI SERESHT Mohammad IRI
100,0
1975
SMALCERZ Zygmunt POL
105,0
TAKEUCHI Masamoto JPN
105,0
SZŰCS Lajos HUN
100,0
1976
KŐSZEGI György HUN
107,5
TAKEUCHI Masamoto JPN
105,0
VORONIN Aleksandr URS
105,0
1977
VORONIN Aleksandr URS
107,5
TAKEUCHI Masamoto JPN
105,0
KŐSZEGI György HUN
102,5
1978
OSMONALIYEV Kanybek URS
105,0
GOLIK Tadeusz POL
105,0
CASAMAYOR Francisco CUB
102,5
1979
WU Shude CHN
110,0
VORONIN Aleksandr URS
110,0
CAI Juncheng CHN
107,5
1980
HO Bong-Chol PRK
110,0
HAN Gyong-Si PRK
110,0
OLÁH Béla HUN
110,0
1981
OSMONALIYEV Kanybek URS
110,0
GUTOWSKI Jacek POL
110,0
MANABE Kazushito JPN
107,5
1982
GUTOWSKI Jacek POL
115,0
MIYASHITA Hidemi JPN
110,0
KHADZHIEV Lubomir BUL
107,5
1983
TERZIYSKI Neno BUL
115,0
GUTOWSKI Jacek POL
112,5
MIYASHITA Hidemi JPN
107,5
1984
ZHOU Peishun CHN
107,5
MIYASHITA Hidemi JPN
107,5
ZENG Guoqiang CHN
105,0
1985
MARINOV Sevdalin BUL
112,5
LIU Jun-Sik PRK
110,0
GOLIK Tadeusz POL
110,0
1986
GUTOWSKI Jacek POL
115,0
HE Zhuoqiang CHN
112,5
LIU Jun-Sik PRK
112,5
1987
MARINOV Sevdalin BUL
115,0
HE Zhuoqiang CHN
112,5
GUTOWSKI Jacek POL
112,5
1989
HE Zhuoqiang CHN
117,5
IVANOV Ivan BUL
117,5
CIHĂREAN Traian ROU
115,0
1990
ZHANG Zairong CHN
117,5
HUANG Xiliang CHN
115,0
IVANOV Ivan BUL
115,0
1991
ZHANG Zairong CHN
120,0
IVANOV Ivan BUL
117,5
MINCHEV Sevdalin BUL
115,0
Flyweight (52 kg) Clean & Jerk
World Champions
kg
Runners-up
kg
Third place
kg
1969
SMETANIN Vladimir URS
130,0
SZOŁTYSEK Walter POL
130,0
KRISHCHISHIN Vladislav URS
127,5
1970
DEL ROSARIO Salvador PHI
130,0
DEPTHIOS Charlie INA
127,5
SZOŁTYSEK Walter POL
127,5
1971
SMALCERZ Zygmunt POL
130,0
MUSTAFOV Mustafa BUL
122,5
UEKI Masahiro JPN
122,5
1972
PAK Dong-Geun PRK
130,0
SZŰCS Lajos HUN
127,5
SMALCERZ Zygmunt POL
125,0
1973
NASSIRI SERESHT Mohammad IRI
140,0
SZŰCS Lajos HUN
132,5
SMALCERZ Zygmunt POL
127,5
1974
NASSIRI SERESHT Mohammad IRI
132,5
SMALCERZ Zygmunt POL
127,5
SZŰCS Lajos HUN
125,0
1975
SMALCERZ Zygmunt POL
132,5
VORONIN Aleksandr URS
132,5
SZŰCS Lajos HUN
130,0
1976
VORONIN Aleksandr URS
137,5
NASSIRI SERESHT Mohammad IRI
135,0
KŐSZEGI György HUN
130,0
1977
VORONIN Aleksandr URS
140,0
NASSIRI SERESHT Mohammad IRI
135,0
CASAMAYOR Francisco CUB
132,5
1978
OSMONALIYEV Kanybek URS
135,0
GOLIK Tadeusz POL
132,5
TAKEUCHI Masamoto JPN
130,0
1979
OSMONALIYEV Kanybek URS
137,5
HORNYÁK Ferenc HUN
135,0
VORONIN Aleksandr URS
132,5
1980
OSMONALIYEV Kanybek URS
137,5
LELETKO Stefan POL
135,0
HO Bong-Chol PRK
135,0
1981
OSMONALIYEV Kanybek URS
137,5
HO Bong-Chol PRK
132,5
MANABE Kazushito JPN
132,5
1982
LELETKO Stefan POL
142,5
SARANDALIEV Yenia BUL
137,5
KHADZHIEV Lubomir BUL
135,0
1983
TERZIYSKI Neno BUL
145,0
LELETKO Stefan POL
140,0
GUTOWSKI Jacek POL
137,5
1984
ZENG Guoqiang CHN
130,0
MANABE Kazushito JPN
130,0
ZHOU Peishun CHN
127,5
1985
MARINOV Sevdalin BUL
140,0
ZENG Guoqiang CHN
135,0
WANG Huanbing CHN
135,0
1986
MARINOV Sevdalin BUL
145,0
KOLOKOLTSEV Aleksey URS
140,0
GUTOWSKI Jacek POL
137,5
1987
HE Zhuoqiang CHN
147,5
MARINOV Sevdalin BUL
147,5
CHUN Byung-Kwan KOR
135,0
1989
IVANOV Ivan BUL
155,0
CIHĂREAN Traian ROU
145,0
HE Zhuoqiang CHN
145,0
1990
IVANOV Ivan BUL
150,0
KIM Myong-Sik PRK
137,5
KIM Jong-Nam PRK
137,5
1991
IVANOV Ivan BUL
155,0
MINCHEV Sevdalin BUL
142,5
ZHANG Shoulie CHN
142,5
Bantamweight (56 kg) Total
World Champions
kg
Runners-up
kg
Third place
kg
1947
DePIETRO Joseph USA
300,0
TOM Richard USA
287,5
SMITH Rosaire CAN
277,5
1949
NAMJOO Mahmoud IRI
315,0
MAHGOUB Kamal EGY
295,0
DePIETRO Joseph USA
295,0
1950
NAMJOO Mahmoud IRI
310,0
CHIMISHKYAN Rafael URS
305,0
MAHGOUB Kamal EGY
297,5
1951
NAMJOO Mahmoud IRI
317,5
MIRZAEI Ali IRI
305,0
MAHGOUB Kamal EGY
292,5
1953
UDODOV Ivan URS
315,0
MAHGOUB Kamal EGY
295,0
SAITL Karel TCH
280,0
1954
FARKHUTDINOV Bakir URS
315,0
NAMJOO Mahmoud IRI
307,5
MIRZAEI Ali IRI
302,5
1955
STOGOV Vladimir URS
335,0
VINCI Charles USA
317,5
NAMJOO Mahmoud IRI
312,5
1957
STOGOV Vladimir URS
345,0
SAFA-SONBOLI Ali IRI
327,5
NAMJOO Mahmoud IRI
320,0
1958
STOGOV Vladimir URS
342,5
VINCI Charles USA
327,5
SAFA-SONBOLI Ali IRI
312,5
1959
STOGOV Vladimir URS
332,5
JANKOWSKI Marian POL
320,0
FÜLDI Imre HUN
295,0
1961
STOGOV Vladimir URS
345,0
FÜLDI Imre HUN
345,0
MIYAKE Yoshinobu JPN
337,5
1962
MIYAKE Yoshinobu JPN
352,5
FÜLDI Imre HUN
337,5
STOGOV Vladimir URS
330,0
1963
VAKHONIN Aleksey URS
345,0
FUKUDA Hiroshi JPN
340,0
ICHINOSEKI Shiro JPN
330,0
1965
FÜLDI Imre HUN
360,0
ICHINOSEKI Shiro JPN
355,0
MIYAKE Yoshiyuki JPN
345,0
1966
VAKHONIN Aleksey URS
362,5
FÜLDI Imre HUN
360,0
NASSIRI SERESHT Mohammad IRI
350,0
1969
NASSIRI SERESHT Mohammad IRI
360,0
KIROV Atanas BUL
347,5
ONO Hiroshi JPN
342,5
1970
NASSIRI SERESHT Mohammad IRI
362,5
FÜLDI Imre HUN
362,5
TRĘBICKI Henryk POL
357,5
1971
CHETIN Gennadiy URS
370,0
TRĘBICKI Henryk POL
367,5
NASSIRI SERESHT Mohammad IRI
360,0
1973
KIROV Atanas BUL
257,5
TODOROV Georgi BUL
255,0
MIKI Koji JPN
252,5
1974
KIROV Atanas BUL
255,0
SKORUPA Leszek POL
250,0
HOSOTANI Jiro JPN
245,0
1975
KIROV Atanas BUL
255,0
KORCZ Waldemar POL
252,5
PROHL Karel TCH
250,0
1977
HOSOTANI Jiro JPN
252,5
TODOROV Georgi BUL
247,5
CHEN Manlin CHN
245,0
1978
NÚÑEZ Daniel CUB
260,0
SEWERYN Marek POL
252,5
ANDO Kenkichi JPN
252,5
1979
KODZHABASHEV Andon BUL
267,5
VERETENNIKOV Viktor URS
262,5
DEMBOŃCZYK Tadeusz POL
260,0
1981
KODZHABASHEV Andon BUL
272,5
LETZ Andreas GDR
272,5
ZAKHAROV Nikolay URS
265,0
1982
KODZHABASHEV Andon BUL
280,0
MIRZOYAN Oksen URS
272,5
WU Shude CHN
270,0
1983
MIRZOYAN Oksen URS
292,5
SULEIMANOV Naim BUL
290,0
LETZ Andreas GDR
280,0
1985
TERZIYSKI Neno BUL
280,0
MIRZOYAN Oksen URS
280,0
HE Yingqiang CHN
270,0
1986
GRABLEV Mitko BUL
290,0
HE Yingqiang CHN
287,5
MIRZOYAN Oksen URS
285,0
1987
TERZIYSKI Neno BUL
287,5
LIU Shoubin CHN
275,0
LI Jae-Son PRK
265,0
1989
SÜLEYMANOV Hafız URS
287,5
LIU Shoubin CHN
285,0
HE Yingqiang CHN
280,0
1990
LIU Shoubin CHN
285,0
HE Yingqiang CHN
285,0
CHUN Byung-Kwan KOR
277,5
1991
CHUN Byung-Kwan KOR
295,0
LIU Shoubin CHN
292,5
LUO Jianming CHN
277,5
Bantamweight (56 kg) Press
World Champions
kg
Runners-up
kg
Third place
kg
1969
FÜLDI Imre HUN
125,0
NASSIRI SERESHT Mohammad IRI
120,0
BÁEZ Fernando PUR
115,0
1970
FÜLDI Imre HUN
120,0
BÁEZ Fernando PUR
115,0
NASSIRI SERESHT Mohammad IRI
115,0
1971
NASSIRI SERESHT Mohammad IRI
120,0
FÜLDI Imre HUN
120,0
TRĘBICKI Henryk POL
120,0
1972
FÜLDI Imre HUN
127,5
NASSIRI SERESHT Mohammad IRI
127,5
TRĘBICKI Henryk POL
122,5
Bantamweight (56 kg) Snatch
World Champions
kg
Runners-up
kg
Third place
kg
1969
TRĘBICKI Henryk POL
107,5
FÜLDI Imre HUN
105,0
ONO Hiroshi JPN
105,0
1970
TRĘBICKI Henryk POL
107,5
ANDO Kenkichi JPN
105,0
FÜLDI Imre HUN
105,0
1971
TRĘBICKI Henryk POL
107,5
CHETIN Gennadiy URS
107,5
HOSOTANI Jiro JPN
102,5
1972
MIKI Koji JPN
112,5
CHETIN Gennadiy URS
107,5
TRĘBICKI Henryk POL
107,5
1973
MIKI Koji JPN
117,5
TODOROV Georgi BUL
112,5
KIROV Atanas BUL
110,0
1974
SKORUPA Leszek POL
112,5
KIROV Atanas BUL
110,0
MALEKI Davoud IRI
110,0
1975
KORCZ Waldemar POL
112,5
JAKUB Włodzimierz POL
112,5
PROHL Karel TCH
110,0
1976
NURIKYAN Norair BUL
117,5
CZIURA Grzegorz POL
115,0
SKORUPA Leszek POL
112,5
1977
NÚÑEZ Daniel CUB
112,5
TODOROV Georgi BUL
110,0
DEMBOŃCZYK Tadeusz POL
110,0
1978
NÚÑEZ Daniel CUB
117,5
SEWERYN Marek POL
115,0
DIMITROV Stefan BUL
110,0
1979
DEMBOŃCZYK Tadeusz POL
117,5
KODZHABASHEV Andon BUL
117,5
NÚÑEZ Daniel CUB
115,0
1980
NÚÑEZ Daniel CUB
125,0
DEMBOŃCZYK Tadeusz POL
120,0
STEFANOVICS Imre HUN
115,0
1981
LETZ Andreas GDR
120,0
KODZHABASHEV Andon BUL
117,5
ZAKHAROV Nikolay URS
117,5
1982
KODZHABASHEV Andon BUL
125,0
WU Shude CHN
125,0
MAVIUS Frank GDR
120,0
1983
SULEIMANOV Naim BUL
130,0
MIRZOYAN Oksen URS
127,5
WU Shude CHN
125,0
1984
LAI Runming CHN
125,0
WU Shude CHN
120,0
KOTAKA Masahiro JPN
112,5
1985
TERZIYSKI Neno BUL
122,5
MIRZOYAN Oksen URS
122,5
HE Yingqiang CHN
120,0
1986
HE Yingqiang CHN
127,5
GRABLEV Mitko BUL
127,5
LAI Runming CHN
127,5
1987
LIU Shoubin CHN
130,0
TERZIYSKI Neno BUL
125,0
LI Jae-Son PRK
120,0
1989
LIU Shoubin CHN
130,0
SÜLEYMANOV Hafız URS
130,0
HE Yingqiang CHN
125,0
1990
SÜLEYMANOĞLU Hafız TUR
132,5
LIU Shoubin CHN
130,0
HE Yingqiang CHN
125,0
1991
LIU Shoubin CHN
135,0
LUO Jianming CHN
130,0
CHUN Byung-Kwan KOR
130,0
1990: SÜLEYMANOĞLU Hafız former SÜLEYMANOV Hafız URS
Bantamweight (56 kg) Clean & Jerk
World Champions
kg
Runners-up
kg
Third place
kg
1969
NASSIRI SERESHT Mohammad IRI
140,0
KIROV Atanas BUL
137,5
ONO Hiroshi JPN
132,5
1970
NASSIRI SERESHT Mohammad IRI
147,5
FÜLDI Imre HUN
137,5
ANDO Kenkichi JPN
135,0
1971
CHETIN Gennadiy URS
145,0
NASSIRI SERESHT Mohammad IRI
142,5
KIROV Atanas BUL
140,0
1972
FÜLDI Imre HUN
142,5
NASSIRI SERESHT Mohammad IRI
142,5
CHETIN Gennadiy URS
140,0
1973
KIROV Atanas BUL
147,5
TODOROV Georgi BUL
142,5
PROHL Karel TCH
142,5
1974
HOSOTANI Jiro JPN
147,5
KIROV Atanas BUL
145,0
SKORUPA Leszek POL
137,5
1975
KIROV Atanas BUL
145,0
PROHL Karel TCH
140,0
KORCZ Waldemar POL
140,0
1976
NURIKYAN Norair BUL
145,0
ANDO Kenkichi JPN
142,5
FÜLDI Imre HUN
140,0
1977
HOSOTANI Jiro JPN
145,0
CHEN Manlin CHN
140,0
MAVIUS Frank GDR
140,0
1978
ANDO Kenkichi JPN
145,0
DEMBOŃCZYK Tadeusz POL
142,5
NÚÑEZ Daniel CUB
142,5
1979
VERETENNIKOV Viktor URS
150,0
KODZHABASHEV Andon BUL
150,0
LETZ Andreas GDR
147,5
1980
SARKISYAN Yurik URS
157,5
LETZ Andreas GDR
150,0
NÚÑEZ Daniel CUB
150,0
1981
KODZHABASHEV Andon BUL
155,0
LETZ Andreas GDR
152,5
ZAKHAROV Nikolay URS
147,5
1982
KODZHABASHEV Andon BUL
155,0
MIRZOYAN Oksen URS
152,5
LETZ Andreas GDR
147,5
1983
MIRZOYAN Oksen URS
165,0
LETZ Andreas GDR
160,0
SULEIMANOV Naim BUL
160,0
1984
WU Shude CHN
147,5
ICHIBA Takashi JPN
140,0
KOTAKA Masahiro JPN
140,0
1985
TERZIYSKI Neno BUL
157,5
MIRZOYAN Oksen URS
157,5
HE Yingqiang CHN
150,0
1986
GRABLEV Mitko BUL
162,5
MIRZOYAN Oksen URS
160,0
HE Yingqiang CHN
160,0
1987
TERZIYSKI Neno BUL
162,5
HE Yingqiang CHN
160,0
LIU Shoubin CHN
145,0
1989
SÜLEYMANOV Hafız URS
157,5
CHUN Byung-Kwan KOR
155,0
LIU Shoubin CHN
155,0
1990
HE Yingqiang CHN
160,0
LIU Shoubin CHN
155,0
CHUN Byung-Kwan KOR
155,0
1991
CHUN Byung-Kwan KOR
165,0
LIU Shoubin CHN
157,5
LUO Jianming CHN
147,5
Featherweight (60 kg) Total
World Champions
kg
Runners-up
kg
Third place
kg
1937
LIEBSCH Georg GER
297,5
RICHTER Anton AUT
287,5
WALTER Max GER
287,5
1938
LIEBSCH Georg GER
305,0
BESCAPÈ Attilio ITA
300,0
RICHTER Anton GER
297,5
1946
ANDERSSON Arvid SWE
320,0
FAYED Mahmoud EGY
317,5
KASYANIK Moisey URS
310,0
1947
HIGGINS Robert USA
310,0
NAM Su-Il KOR
307,5
ISHIKAWA Emerick USA
302,5
1949
FAYED Mahmoud EGY
332,5
RUNGE Johan DEN
312,5
HERAL Max FRA
302,5
1950
FAYED Mahmoud EGY
327,5
LOPATIN Yevgeniy URS
317,5
CREUS Julian GBR
305,0
1951
GOUDA Said Khalifa EGY
310,0
RUNGE Johan DEN
310,0
CREUS Julian GBR
302,5
1953
SAKSONOV Nikolay URS
337,5
CHIMISHKYAN Rafael URS
332,5
ERIKSSON Einar SWE
307,5
1954
CHIMISHKYAN Rafael URS
350,0
UDODOV Ivan URS
350,0
NIL Tun Maung BIR
330,0
1955
CHIMISHKYAN Rafael URS
350,0
UDODOV Ivan URS
345,0
MAHGOUB Kamal EGY
327,5
1957
MINAYEV Yevgeniy URS
362,5
MANNIRONI Sebastiano ITA
352,5
BERGER Isaac USA
350,0
1958
BERGER Isaac USA
372,5
MINAYEV Yevgeniy URS
362,5
MANNIRONI Sebastiano ITA
342,5
1959
ZIELIŃSKI Marian POL
365,0
BERGER Isaac USA
362,5
MANNIRONI Sebastiano ITA
350,0
1961
BERGER Isaac USA
367,5
MANNIRONI Sebastiano ITA
MINAYEV Yevgeniy URS
357,5
-----
1962
MINAYEV Yevgeniy URS
362,5
KATSURA Yevgeniy URS
357,5
KOZŁOWSKI Rudolf POL
352,5
1963
MIYAKE Yoshinobu JPN
375,0
BERGER Isaac USA
367,5
FÜLDI Imre HUN
365,0
1965
MIYAKE Yoshinobu JPN
385,0
NOWAK Mieczysław POL
375,0
KOZŁOWSKI Rudolf POL
360,0
1966
MIYAKE Yoshinobu JPN
387,5
NOWAK Mieczysław POL
382,5
MIYAKE Yoshiyuki JPN
370,0
1969
MIYAKE Yoshiyuki JPN
385,0
KUCHEV Mladen BUL
385,0
SHANIDZE Dito URS
380,0
1970
NOWAK Mieczysław POL
392,5
WOJNOWSKI Jan POL
385,0
MIYAKE Yoshiyuki JPN
382,5
1971
MIYAKE Yoshiyuki JPN
387,5
ANDO Kenkichi JPN
382,5
NURIKYAN Norair BUL
377,5
1973
SHANIDZE Dito URS
272,5
NURIKYAN Norair BUL
267,5
WOJNOWSKI Jan POL
257,5
1974
TODOROV Georgi BUL
280,0
KOLESNIKOV Nikolay URS
277,5
NURIKYAN Norair BUL
277,5
1975
TODOROV Georgi BUL
285,0
KOLESNIKOV Nikolay URS
277,5
PAWLAK Antoni POL
275,0
1977
KOLESNIKOV Nikolay URS
280,0
RUSEV Yanko BUL
277,5
CZIURA Grzegorz POL
270,0
1978
KOLESNIKOV Nikolay URS
270,0
SAITO Takashi JPN
267,5
TODOROV Valentin BUL
267,5
1979
SEWERYN Marek POL
282,5
TODOROV Georgi BUL
275,0
GOTO Setsuya JPN
270,0
1981
MANOLOV Beloslav BUL
302,5
NÚÑEZ Daniel CUB
302,5
SARKISYAN Yurik URS
295,0
1982
SARKISYAN Yurik URS
302,5
BEHM Andreas GDR
300,0
NÚÑEZ Daniel CUB
295,0
1983
SARKISYAN Yurik URS
312,5
TOPUROV Stefan BUL
312,5
RADU Gelu ROU
292,5
1985
SHALAMANOV Naum BUL
322,5
SARKISYAN Yurik URS
307,5
LETZ Andreas GDR
292,5
1986
SHALAMANOV Naum BUL
335,0
CZANKA Attila ROU
290,0
LETZ Andreas GDR
285,0
1987
TOPUROV Stefan BUL
315,0
SARKISYAN Yurik URS
307,5
MIRZOYAN Oksen URS
305,0
1989
SÜLEYMANOĞLU Naim TUR
317,5
PESHALOV Nikolay BUL
307,5
CZANKA Attila ROU
305,0
1990
PESHALOV Nikolay BUL
297,5
KIM Yong-Su PRK
295,0
LUO Jianming CHN
287,5
1991
SÜLEYMANOĞLU Naim TUR
310,0
SARKISYAN Yurik URS
302,5
HE Yingqiang CHN
292,5
1938 RICHTER: Austria was occupied by Nazi Germany from 12.03.1938 till the end
of World War II.
1989: SÜLEYMANOĞLU former Bulgarian SHALAMANOV
Featherweight (60 kg) Press
World Champions
kg
Runners-up
kg
Third place
kg
1969
KUCHEV Mladen BUL
130,0
MIYAKE Yoshiyuki JPN
125,0
WOJNOWSKI Jan POL
122,5
1970
KUCHEV Mladen BUL
130,0
NOWAK Mieczysław POL
127,5
MIYAKE Yoshinobu JPN
120,0
1971
MIYAKE Yoshiyuki JPN
122,5
ANDO Kenkichi JPN
122,5
PITTNER Kurt AUT
120,0
1972
PAMPURI Ymer ALB
127,5
SHANIDZE Dito URS
127,5
NURIKYAN Norair BUL
127,5
Featherweight (60 kg) Snatch
World Champions
kg
Runners-up
kg
Third place
kg
1969
KATO Masao JPN
117,5
MIYAKE Yoshiyuki JPN
115,0
SHANIDZE Dito URS
115,0
1970
WOJNOWSKI Jan POL
120,0
MIYAKE Yoshiyuki JPN
117,5
NOWAK Mieczysław POL
115,0
1971
MIYAKE Yoshiyuki JPN
115,0
ANDO Kenkichi JPN
112,5
PITTNER Kurt AUT
112,5
1972
WOJNOWSKI Jan POL
120,0
MIYAKE Yoshinobu JPN
120,0
SHANIDZE Dito URS
120,0
1973
BENEDEK János HUN
122,5
SHANIDZE Dito URS
120,0
PITTNER Kurt AUT
115,0
1974
TODOROV Georgi BUL
125,0
NURIKYAN Norair BUL
122,5
WOJNOWSKI Jan POL
122,5
1975
KOLESNIKOV Nikolay URS
125,0
TODOROV Georgi BUL
125,0
GOTO Setsuya JPN
122,5
1976
KOLESNIKOV Nikolay URS
125,0
HIRAI Kazumasa JPN
125,0
TODOROV Georgi BUL
122,5
1977
KOLESNIKOV Nikolay URS
122,5
CZIURA Grzegorz POL
122,5
RUSEV Yanko BUL
122,5
1978
LÉNÁRT István HUN
122,5
SZÁRAZ László HUN
122,5
TAN Hanyong CHN
120,0
1979
SEWERYN Marek POL
127,5
KOLESNIKOV Nikolay URS
125,0
ZHANG Zhifang CHN
125,0
1980
MAZIN Viktor URS
130,0
DIMITROV Stefan BUL
127,5
SEWERYN Marek POL
127,5
1981
NÚÑEZ Daniel CUB
135,0
MANOLOV Beloslav BUL
132,5
SARKISYAN Yurik URS
130,0
1982
BEHM Andreas GDR
135,0
NÚÑEZ Daniel CUB
132,5
SARKISYAN Yurik URS
132,5
1983
SARKISYAN Yurik URS
137,5
SEWERYN Marek POL
135,0
TOPUROV Stefan BUL
132,5
1984
TSAI Wen-Yee TPE
125,0
CHEN Weiqiang CHN
125,0
RADU Gelu ROU
125,0
1985
SHALAMANOV Naum BUL
142,5
SARKISYAN Yurik URS
137,5
LETZ Andreas GDR
127,5
1986
SHALAMANOV Naum BUL
147,5
CZANKA Attila ROU
130,0
YE Huangming CHN
127,5
1987
TOPUROV Stefan BUL
140,0
SARKISYAN Yurik URS
137,5
MIRZOYAN Oksen URS
135,0
1989
SÜLEYMANOĞLU Naim TUR
145,0
CZANKA Attila ROU
137,5
LI Jae-Son PRK
137,5
1990
KIM Yong-Su PRK
135,0
LI Jae-Son PRK
132,5
LUO Jianming CHN
130,0
1991
SÜLEYMANOĞLU Naim TUR
137,5
HE Yingqiang CHN
132,5
SARKISYAN Yurik URS
132,5
1989: SÜLEYMANOĞLU former Bulgarian SHALAMANOV
Featherweight (60 kg) Clean & Jerk
World Champions
kg
Runners-up
kg
Third place
kg
1969
SHANIDZE Dito URS
150,0
KATO Masao JPN
147,5
MIYAKE Yoshiyuki JPN
145,0
1970
NOWAK Mieczysław POL
150,0
WOJNOWSKI Jan POL
147,5
BENEDEK János HUN
147,5
1971
MIYAKE Yoshiyuki JPN
150,0
ANDO Kenkichi JPN
147,5
NURIKYAN Norair BUL
147,5
1972
NURIKYAN Norair BUL
157,5
SHANIDZE Dito URS
152,5
MIYAKE Yoshinobu JPN
145,0
1973
NURIKYAN Norair BUL
152,5
SHANIDZE Dito URS
152,5
HIRAI Kazumasa JPN
145,0
1974
KOLESNIKOV Nikolay URS
157,5
TODOROV Georgi BUL
155,0
NURIKYAN Norair BUL
155,0
1975
TODOROV Georgi BUL
160,0
SAITO Takashi JPN
155,0
PAWLAK Antoni POL
155,0
1976
KOLESNIKOV Nikolay URS
160,0
TODOROV Georgi BUL
157,5
SAITO Takashi JPN
152,5
1977
KOLESNIKOV Nikolay URS
157,5
RUSEV Yanko BUL
155,0
BUTA Ioan ROU
150,0
1978
SAITO Takashi JPN
157,5
SACHMACIŃSKI Marek POL
155,0
KOLESNIKOV Nikolay URS
152,5
1979
SEWERYN Marek POL
155,0
TODOROV Georgi BUL
155,0
GOTO Setsuya JPN
150,0
1980
DIMITROV Stefan BUL
160,0
MAZIN Viktor URS
160,0
SEWERYN Marek POL
155,0
1981
MANOLOV Beloslav BUL
170,0
NÚÑEZ Daniel CUB
167,5
SARKISYAN Yurik URS
165,0
1982
SARKISYAN Yurik URS
170,0
BEHM Andreas GDR
165,0
NÚÑEZ Daniel CUB
162,5
1983
TOPUROV Stefan BUL
180,0
SARKISYAN Yurik URS
175,0
RADU Gelu ROU
162,5
1984
CHEN Weiqiang CHN
157,5
RADU Gelu ROU
155,0
KAHELIN Uolevi FIN
155,0
1985
SHALAMANOV Naum BUL
180,0
SARKISYAN Yurik URS
170,0
LETZ Andreas GDR
165,0
1986
SHALAMANOV Naum BUL
187,5
LETZ Andreas GDR
160,0
KIM Yong-Su PRK
160,0
1987
TOPUROV Stefan BUL
175,0
MIRZOYAN Oksen URS
170,0
SARKISYAN Yurik URS
170,0
1989
SÜLEYMANOĞLU Naim TUR
172,5
PESHALOV Nikolay BUL
170,0
CZANKA Attila ROU
167,5
1990
PESHALOV Nikolay BUL
170,0
KIM Yong-Su PRK
160,0
LUO Jianming CHN
157,5
1991
SÜLEYMANOĞLU Naim TUR
172,5
SARKISYAN Yurik URS
170,0
HE Yingqiang CHN
160,0
1989: SÜLEYMANOĞLU former Bulgarian SHALAMANOV
Lightweight (67,5 kg) Total
World Champions
kg
Runners-up
kg
Third place
kg
1937
TERLAZZO Anthony USA
357,5
FEIN Robert AUT
355,0
JANSEN Karl GER
330,0
1938
TERLAZZO Anthony USA
350,0
HAMOUDA Attia EGY
342,5
SCHWITALLE Karl GER
332,5
1946
STANCZYK Stanley USA
367,5
SVETILKO Vladimir URS
347,5
POPOV Georgiy URS
335,0
1947
GEORGE Pete USA
352,5
STUART John CAN
350,0
ESPEUT George GBR
342,5
1949
SHAMS Ibrahim EGY
352,5
PITMAN Joseph USA
342,5
ANDERSSON Arvid SWE
322,5
1950
PITMAN Joseph USA
352,5
HAMOUDA Attia EGY
350,0
SVETILKO Vladimir URS
347,5
1951
SHAMS Ibrahim EGY
342,5
PITMAN Joseph USA
337,5
FERDOS Hassan IRI
327,5
1953
GEORGE Pete USA
370,0
IVANOV Dmitriy URS
365,0
GOUDA Said Khalifa EGY
355,0
1954
IVANOV Dmitriy URS
367,5
GOUDA Said Khalifa EGY
355,0
TAUCHNER Josef AUT
352,5
1955
KOSTYLEV Nikolay URS
382,5
GOUDA Said Khalifa EGY
365,0
NIL Tun Maung BIR
355,0
1957
BUSHUYEV Viktor URS
380,0
ABADZHIEV Ivan BUL
372,5
CZEPUŁKOWSKI Jan POL
365,0
1958
BUSHUYEV Viktor URS
390,0
DE GENOVA Luciano ITA
362,5
TAMRAZ Henrik IRI
357,5
1959
BUSHUYEV Viktor URS
385,0
FARADZHYAN Akop URS
370,0
WAHID AZIZ Abdul IRQ
362,5
1961
BASZANOWSKI Waldemar POL
402,5
LOPATIN Sergey URS
400,0
ZIELIŃSKI Marian POL
395,0
1962
KAPLUNOV Vladimir URS
415,0
BASZANOWSKI Waldemar POL
412,5
ZIELIŃSKI Marian POL
405,0
1963
ZIELIŃSKI Marian POL
417,5
BASZANOWSKI Waldemar POL
410,0
KAPLUNOV Vladimir URS
410,0
1965
BASZANOWSKI Waldemar POL
427,5
ZIELIŃSKI Marian POL
425,0
KAPLUNOV Vladimir URS
412,5
1966
KATSURA Yevgeniy URS
437,5
ZIELIŃSKI Marian POL
410,0
JALAYER Parviz IRI
405,0
1969
BASZANOWSKI Waldemar POL
445,0
BAGÓCS János HUN
430,0
KACZMAREK Zbigniew POL
425,0
1970
KACZMAREK Zbigniew POL
440,0
BASZANOWSKI Waldemar POL
437,5
BAGÓCS János HUN
432,5
1971
KACZMAREK Zbigniew POL
440,0
BASZANOWSKI Waldemar POL
435,0
KIRZHINOV Mukharbi URS
430,0
1973
KIRZHINOV Mukharbi URS
305,0
KUCHEV Mladen BUL
302,5
YANEV Petar BUL
292,5
1974
KOROL Pyotr URS
305,0
KACZMAREK Zbigniew POL
302,5
DEHNAVI Nasrollah IRI
295,0
1975
KOROL Pyotr URS
312,5
KACZMAREK Zbigniew POL
312,5
KUCHEV Mladen BUL
302,5
1977
URRUTIA Roberto CUB
315,0
PEVSNER Sergey URS
302,5
KACZMAREK Zbigniew POL
297,5
1978
RUSEV Yanko BUL
310,0
KACZMAREK Zbigniew POL
302,5
AMBRAß Gunter GDR
300,0
1979
RUSEV Yanko BUL
332,5
KUNZ Joachim GDR
325,0
SENET Daniel FRA
312,5
1981
KUNZ Joachim GDR
340,0
PASHOV Mincho BUL
330,0
SENET Daniel FRA
320,0
1982
MANDRA Piotr POL
325,0
DOCIU Virgil ROU
310,0
ZHAO Xinmin CHN
305,0
1983
KUNZ Joachim GDR
340,0
RUSEV Yanko BUL
337,5
BEHM Andreas GDR
337,5
1985
PETROV Mikhail BUL
335,0
GALABAROV Veselin BUL
330,0
YAO Jingyuan CHN
315,0
1986
PETROV Mikhail BUL
342,5
TOPUROV Stefan BUL
337,5
SEWERYN Marek POL
322,5
1987
PETROV Mikhail BUL
350,0
BEHM Andreas GDR
340,0
MILITOSYAN Israel URS
335,0
1989
MILITOSYAN Israel URS
347,5
YOTOV Yoto BUL
337,5
KIM Myong-Nam PRK
327,5
1990
KIM Myong-Nam PRK
342,5
YOTOV Yoto BUL
332,5
RI Hi-Bong PRK
330,0
1991
YOTOV Yoto BUL
345,0
MILITOSYAN Israel URS
345,0
KIM Myong-Nam PRK
340,0
Lightweight (67,5 kg) Press
World Champions
kg
Runners-up
kg
Third place
kg
1969
DEHNAVI Nasrollah IRI
140,0
KACZMAREK Zbigniew POL
140,0
BASZANOWSKI Waldemar POL
140,0
1970
BAGÓCS János HUN
140,0
KACZMAREK Zbigniew POL
140,0
BASZANOWSKI Waldemar POL
137,5
1971
KACZMAREK Zbigniew POL
147,5
DEHNAVI Nasrollah IRI
140,0
BASZANOWSKI Waldemar POL
140,0
1972
KUCHEV Mladen BUL
157,5
DEHNAVI Nasrollah IRI
150,0
KIRZHINOV Mukharbi URS
147,5
Lightweight (67,5 kg) Snatch
World Champions
kg
Runners-up
kg
Third place
kg
1969
BASZANOWSKI Waldemar POL
135,0
HEKEL Ondrej TCH
130,0
BAGÓCS János HUN
127,5
1970
BASZANOWSKI Waldemar POL
135,0
KACZMAREK Zbigniew POL
132,5
ONO Yusaku JPN
125,0
1971
BASZANOWSKI Waldemar POL
130,0
YANO Masayuki JPN
127,5
KIRZHINOV Mukharbi URS
127,5
1972
KIRZHINOV Mukharbi URS
135,0
BASZANOWSKI Waldemar POL
130,0
WON Shin-Hee KOR
130,0
1973
KUCHEV Mladen BUL
132,5
KIRZHINOV Mukharbi URS
130,0
YANEV Petar BUL
130,0
1974
KOROL Pyotr URS
130,0
DEHNAVI Nasrollah IRI
130,0
KACZMAREK Zbigniew POL
130,0
1975
KACZMAREK Zbigniew POL
137,5
KOROL Pyotr URS
135,0
KUCHEV Mladen BUL
132,5
1976
KOROL Pyotr URS
135,0
SENET Daniel FRA
135,0
CZARNECKI Kazimierz POL
130,0
1977
URRUTIA Roberto CUB
142,5
SENET Daniel FRA
135,0
SCHRAUT Werner FRG
132,5
1978
VILLALOBO Mario CUB
135,0
RUSEV Yanko BUL
135,0
DOCIU Virgil ROU
132,5
1979
RUSEV Yanko BUL
145,0
KUNZ Joachim GDR
145,0
SENET Daniel FRA
142,5
1980
RUSEV Yanko BUL
147,5
SENET Daniel FRA
147,5
KUNZ Joachim GDR
145,0
1981
SENET Daniel FRA
150,0
KUNZ Joachim GDR
150,0
PASHOV Mincho BUL
147,5
1982
MANDRA Piotr POL
150,0
DOCIU Virgil ROU
140,0
ZHAO Xinmin CHN
135,0
1983
RUSEV Yanko BUL
145,0
BEHM Andreas GDR
145,0
KUNZ Joachim GDR
145,0
1984
SOCACI Andrei ROU
142,5
YAO Jingyuan CHN
142,5
WILLEY Dean GBR
140,0
1985
GALABAROV Veselin BUL
150,0
PETROV Mikhail BUL
GRÖNMAN Jouni FIN
145,0
-----
1986
PETROV Mikhail BUL
155,0
TOPUROV Stefan BUL
152,5
BEHM Andreas GDR
150,0
1987
PETROV Mikhail BUL
155,0
BEHM Andreas GDR
150,0
MILITOSYAN Israel URS
150,0
1989
MILITOSYAN Israel URS
160,0
YOTOV Yoto BUL
155,0
KIM Myong-Nam PRK
152,5
1990
KIM Myong-Nam PRK
157,5
YOTOV Yoto BUL
152,5
YUROV Valeriy URS
150,0
1991
KIM Myong-Nam PRK
160,0
MILITOSYAN Israel URS
160,0
YOTOV Yoto BUL
155,0
Lightweight (67,5 kg) Clean & Jerk
World Champions
kg
Runners-up
kg
Third place
kg
1969
BASZANOWSKI Waldemar POL
170,0
BAGÓCS János HUN
167,5
HEKEL Ondrej TCH
162,5
1970
BAGÓCS János HUN
167,5
KACZMAREK Zbigniew POL
167,5
WON Shin-Hee KOR
165,0
1971
KIRZHINOV Mukharbi URS
167,5
DEHNAVI Nasrollah IRI
165,0
BASZANOWSKI Waldemar POL
165,0
1972
KIRZHINOV Mukharbi URS
177,5
KUCHEV Mladen BUL
167,5
KACZMAREK Zbigniew POL
167,5
1973
KIRZHINOV Mukharbi URS
175,0
KUCHEV Mladen BUL
170,0
KATO Masao JPN
165,0
1974
KOROL Pyotr URS
175,0
KACZMAREK Zbigniew POL
172,5
KIRZHINOV Mukharbi URS
167,5
1975
KOROL Pyotr URS
177,5
KACZMAREK Zbigniew POL
175,0
KIRZHINOV Mukharbi URS
172,5
1976
KOROL Pyotr URS
170,0
AMBRAß Gunter GDR
170,0
SHIMAYA Yatsuo JPN
165,0
1977
PEVSNER Sergey URS
172,5
URRUTIA Roberto CUB
172,5
KACZMAREK Zbigniew POL
170,0
1978
RUSEV Yanko BUL
175,0
KACZMAREK Zbigniew POL
172,5
AMBRAß Gunter GDR
170,0
1979
RUSEV Yanko BUL
187,5
KUNZ Joachim GDR
180,0
YAO Jingyuan CHN
172,5
1980
RUSEV Yanko BUL
195,0
KUNZ Joachim GDR
190,0
PASHOV Mincho BUL
182,5
1981
KUNZ Joachim GDR
190,0
PASHOV Mincho BUL
182,5
RADSCHINSKY Karl-Heinz FRG
175,0
1982
KUNZ Joachim GDR
177,5
MANDRA Piotr POL
175,0
ZHAO Xinmin CHN
170,0
1983
KUNZ Joachim GDR
195,0
RUSEV Yanko BUL
192,5
BEHM Andreas GDR
192,5
1984
YAO Jingyuan CHN
177,5
TAIRA Choji JPN
172,5
GRÖNMAN Jouni FIN
172,5
1985
PETROV Mikhail BUL
190,0
GALABAROV Veselin BUL
180,0
YAO Jingyuan CHN
175,0
1986
PETROV Mikhail BUL
187,5
TOPUROV Stefan BUL
185,0
XIAO Minglin CHN
180,0
1987
PETROV Mikhail BUL
195,0
BEHM Andreas GDR
190,0
MILITOSYAN Israel URS
185,0
1989
MILITOSYAN Israel URS
187,5
BEHM Andreas GDR
182,5
YOTOV Yoto BUL
182,5
1990
RI Hi-Bong PRK
185,0
KIM Myong-Nam PRK
185,0
YOTOV Yoto BUL
180,0
1991
RI Hi-Bong PRK
190,0
YOTOV Yoto BUL
190,0
WANG Yong CHN
185,0
Middleweight (75 kg) Total
World Champions
kg
Runners-up
kg
Third place
kg
1937
TERPAK John USA
357,5
WAGNER Adolf GER
340,0
WALLA Hans AUT
340,0
1938
WAGNER Adolf GER
367,5
ISMAYR Rudolf GER
360,0
TERPAK John USA
357,5
1946
EL THOUNI Khadr EGY
377,5
TERPAK John USA
375,0
SPELLMAN Frank USA
372,5
1947
STANCZYK Stanley USA
405,0
SPELLMAN Frank USA
375,0
KIM Seong-Jip KOR
352,5
1949
EL THOUNI Khadr EGY
397,5
GEORGE Pete USA
385,0
RAHNAVARDI Hassan IRI
340,0
1950
EL THOUNI Khadr EGY
400,0
GEORGE Pete USA
390,0
PUSHKAREV Vladimir URS
385,0
1951
GEORGE Pete USA
395,0
SHEPPARD David USA
395,0
EL THOUNI Khadr EGY
387,5
1953
KONO Tommy USA
407,5
SHEPPARD David USA
397,5
DUGANOV Yuriy URS
382,5
1954
GEORGE Pete USA
405,0
BOGDANOVSKIY Fyodor URS
402,5
STANCZYK Stanley USA
390,0
1955
GEORGE Pete USA
405,0
BOGDANOVSKIY Fyodor URS
405,0
FRANZÉN Ingemar SWE
372,5
1957
KONO Tommy USA
420,0
BOGDANOVSKIY Fyodor URS
420,0
BOCHENEK Jan POL
395,0
1958
KONO Tommy USA
430,0
BOGDANOVSKIY Fyodor URS
422,5
PATERNI Marcel FRA
395,0
1959
KONO Tommy USA
425,0
BOGDANOVSKIY Fyodor URS
417,5
BOCHENEK Jan POL
392,5
1961
KURYNOV Aleksandr URS
435,0
VERES Győző HUN
420,0
PATERNI Marcel FRA
405,0
1962
KURYNOV Aleksandr URS
422,5
HUSZKA Mihály HUN
415,0
AMI-TEHRANI Mohammad IRI
412,5
1963
KURYNOV Aleksandr URS
437,5
HUSZKA Mihály HUN
437,5
ZDRAŽILA Hans TCH
422,5
1965
KURENTSOV Viktor URS
437,5
DITTRICH Werner GDR
437,5
KURYNOV Aleksandr URS
432,5
1966
KURENTSOV Viktor URS
450,0
BASZANOWSKI Waldemar POL
447,5
DITTRICH Werner GDR
442,5
1969
KURENTSOV Viktor URS
467,5
SZARVAS Gábor HUN
440,0
MURSU Juhani FIN
437,5
1970
KURENTSOV Viktor URS
462,5
JENSSEN Leif NOR
455,0
SZARVAS Gábor HUN
445,0
1971
KANYGIN Vladimir URS
477,5
JENSSEN Leif NOR
467,5
SILVINO Anselmo ITA
465,0
1973
KOLEV Nedelcho BUL
337,5
WENZEL Peter GDR
317,5
STARK András HUN
312,5
1974
KOLEV Nedelcho BUL
335,0
RUSEV Rumen BUL
332,5
WENZEL Peter GDR
322,5
1975
WENZEL Peter GDR
335,0
MITKOV Yordan BUL
332,5
KOLEV Nedelcho BUL
325,0
1977
VARDANYAN Yurik URS
345,0
WENZEL Peter GDR
337,5
SCHLIWKA Günter GDR
330,0
1978
URRUTIA Roberto CUB
347,5
MILITOSYAN Vardan URS
337,5
WENZEL Peter GDR
335,0
1979
URRUTIA Roberto CUB
345,0
KOLEV Nedelcho BUL
342,5
WENZEL Peter GDR
337,5
1981
RUSEV Yanko BUL
360,0
PERVIY Aleksandr URS
357,5
ECHENIQUE Julio CUB
340,0
1982
RUSEV Yanko BUL
365,0
PASHOV Mincho BUL
357,5
MIKHALEV Vladimir URS
345,0
1983
VARBANOV Aleksandar BUL
370,0
KUZNETSOV Vladimir URS
370,0
STOICHKOV Zdravko BUL
362,5
1985
VARBANOV Aleksandar BUL
370,0
PASHOV Mincho BUL
357,5
SOCACI Andrei ROU
355,0
1986
VARBANOV Aleksandar BUL
377,5
GIDIKOV Borislav BUL
372,5
SOCACI Andrei ROU
350,0
1987
GIDIKOV Borislav BUL
375,0
VARBANOV Aleksandar BUL
365,0
STEINHÖFEL Ingo GDR
345,0
1989
ORAZDURDYYEV Altymurad URS
362,5
LARA Pablo CUB
357,5
JON Chol-Ho PRK
355,0
1990
KASAPU Fyodor URS
360,0
SOCACI Andrei ROU
345,0
YORDANOV Yordan BUL
342,5
1991
LARA Pablo CUB
355,0
SEVASTEYEV Roman URS
352,5
KASAPU Fyodor URS
342,5
Middleweight (75 kg) Press
World Champions
kg
Runners-up
kg
Third place
kg
1969
KURENTSOV Viktor URS
152,5
MURSU Juhani FIN
145,0
JENSSEN Leif NOR
142,5
1970
KURENTSOV Viktor URS
152,5
KURKO Ari FIN
150,0
DITTRICH Werner GDR
150,0
1971
KNIPP Russell USA
162,5
KANYGIN Vladimir URS
160,0
SILVINO Anselmo ITA
155,0
1972
KANYGIN Vladimir URS
165,0
TARABULSI Mohamed LIB
160,0
BIKOV Yordan BUL
160,0
Middleweight (75 kg) Snatch
World Champions
kg
Runners-up
kg
Third place
kg
1969
TERME Aimé FRA
140,0
KURENTSOV Viktor URS
137,5
SZARVAS Gábor HUN
135,0
1970
TERME Aimé FRA
142,5
JENSSEN Leif NOR
142,5
TARABULSI Mohamed LIB
140,0
1971
JENSSEN Leif NOR
142,5
KANYGIN Vladimir URS
142,5
HEKEL Ondrej TCH
140,0
1972
HEKEL Ondrej TCH
142,5
TERME Aimé FRA
142,5
TARABULSI Mohamed LIB
140,0
1973
KOLEV Nedelcho BUL
147,5
WENZEL Peter GDR
140,0
HEKEL Ondrej TCH
137,5
1974
RUSEV Rumen BUL
152,5
KOLEV Nedelcho BUL
150,0
WENZEL Peter GDR
142,5
1975
MITKOV Yordan BUL
150,0
KOLEV Nedelcho BUL
145,0
WENZEL Peter GDR
145,0
1976
MITKOV Yordan BUL
145,0
WENZEL Peter GDR
145,0
MILITOSYAN Vardan URS
145,0
1977
VARDANYAN Yurik URS
152,5
WENZEL Peter GDR
150,0
STARK András HUN
150,0
1978
URRUTIA Roberto CUB
155,0
ECHENIQUE Julio CUB
147,5
MILITOSYAN Vardan URS
147,5
1979
URRUTIA Roberto CUB
155,0
KOLEV Nedelcho BUL
155,0
MITKOV Yordan BUL
150,0
1980
ZLATEV Asen BUL
160,0
KOLEV Nedelcho BUL
157,5
PERVIY Aleksandr URS
157,5
1981
RUSEV Yanko BUL
157,5
PERVIY Aleksandr URS
155,0
ECHENIQUE Julio CUB
152,5
1982
RUSEV Yanko BUL
157,5
MIKHALEV Vladimir URS
152,5
KULIŚ Edward POL
150,0
1983
KUZNETSOV Vladimir URS
167,5
VARBANOV Aleksandar BUL
160,0
CIOROSLAN Dragomir ROU
157,5
1984
RADSCHINSKY Karl-Heinz FRG
150,0
LI Shunzhu CHN
147,5
CIOROSLAN Dragomir ROU
147,5
1985
SOCACI Andrei ROU
160,0
VARBANOV Aleksandar BUL
160,0
PASHOV Mincho BUL
160,0
1986
GIDIKOV Borislav BUL
167,5
VARBANOV Aleksandar BUL
165,0
SOCACI Andrei ROU
157,5
1987
GIDIKOV Borislav BUL
167,5
CAI Yanshu CHN
162,5
VARBANOV Aleksandar BUL
160,0
1989
CAI Yanshu CHN
160,0
ORAZDURDYYEV Altymurad URS
160,0
LARA Pablo CUB
157,5
1990
KASAPU Fyodor URS
157,5
YORDANOV Yordan BUL
155,0
JON Chol-Ho PRK
155,0
1991
LU Gang CHN
157,5
LARA Pablo CUB
157,5
SEVASTEYEV Roman URS
157,5
Middleweight (75 kg) Clean & Jerk
World Champions
kg
Runners-up
kg
Third place
kg
1969
KURENTSOV Viktor URS
177,5
SZARVAS Gábor HUN
175,0
SUNAMI Tamotsu JPN
165,0
1970
KURENTSOV Viktor URS
180,0
SZARVAS Gábor HUN
172,5
BIKOV Yordan BUL
170,0
1971
BIKOV Yordan BUL
180,0
SILVINO Anselmo ITA
175,0
HEKEL Ondrej TCH
175,0
1972
BIKOV Yordan BUL
185,0
SZARVAS Gábor HUN
175,0
SILVINO Anselmo ITA
175,0
1973
KOLEV Nedelcho BUL
190,0
STARK András HUN
177,5
WENZEL Peter GDR
177,5
1974
KOLEV Nedelcho BUL
185,0
WENZEL Peter GDR
180,0
RUSEV Rumen BUL
180,0
1975
WENZEL Peter GDR
190,0
MITKOV Yordan BUL
182,5
KOLEV Nedelcho BUL
180,0
1976
MITKOV Yordan BUL
190,0
MILITOSYAN Vardan URS
185,0
WENZEL Peter GDR
182,5
1977
VARDANYAN Yurik URS
192,5
SCHLIWKA Günter GDR
190,0
WENZEL Peter GDR
187,5
1978
URRUTIA Roberto CUB
192,5
WENZEL Peter GDR
190,0
MILITOSYAN Vardan URS
190,0
1979
URRUTIA Roberto CUB
190,0
WENZEL Peter GDR
190,0
NEGWER Jürgen FRG
187,5
1980
PERVIY Aleksandr URS
200,0
ZLATEV Asen BUL
200,0
KOLEV Nedelcho BUL
187,5
1981
RUSEV Yanko BUL
202,5
PERVIY Aleksandr URS
202,5
KUBENKA Hermann GDR
190,0
1982
RUSEV Yanko BUL
207,5
PASHOV Mincho BUL
207,5
RADSCHINSKY Karl-Heinz FRG
192,5
1983
VARBANOV Aleksandar BUL
210,0
STOICHKOV Zdravko BUL
207,5
KUZNETSOV Vladimir URS
202,5
1984
RADSCHINSKY Karl-Heinz FRG
190,0
DEMERS Jaques CAN
187,5
MORGAN David GBR
185,0
1985
VARBANOV Aleksandar BUL
210,0
PASHOV Mincho BUL
197,5
SOCACI Andrei ROU
195,0
1986
VARBANOV Aleksandar BUL
212,5
GIDIKOV Borislav BUL
205,0
SOCACI Andrei ROU
192,5
1987
GIDIKOV Borislav BUL
207,5
VARBANOV Aleksandar BUL
205,0
SOCACI Andrei ROU
200,0
1989
ORAZDURDYYEV Altymurad URS
202,5
JON Chol-Ho PRK
200,0
VARBANOV Aleksandar BUL
200,0
1990
KASAPU Fyodor URS
202,5
SOCACI Andrei ROU
190,0
VANEV Vasil BUL
187,5
1991
LARA Pablo CUB
197,5
SEVASTEYEV Roman URS
195,0
STOYANOV Rumen BUL
192,5
Light heavyweight (82,5 kg) Total
World Champions
kg
Runners-up
kg
Third place
kg
1937
HALLER Fritz AUT
375,0
HOSTIN Louis FRA
372,5
GIETL Anton GER
365,0
1938
DAVIS John USA
387,5
HALLER Fritz GER
377,5
HOSTIN Louis FRA
372,5
1946
NOVAK Grigoriy URS
425,0
KAY Frank USA
390,0
FERRARI Henri FRA
390,0
1947
TERPAK John USA
387,5
DALY Keevil GUY
370,0
VELLAMO Juhani FIN
367,5
1949
STANCZYK Stanley USA
412,5
DEBUF Jean FRA
382,5
RAEISI Rasoul IRI
365,0
1950
STANCZYK Stanley USA
420,0
VOROBYOV Arkadiy URS
420,0
AWADI Arabi EGY
382,5
1951
STANCZYK Stanley USA
402,5
DEBUF Jean FRA
392,5
RAHNAVARDI Hassan IRI
387,5
1953
VOROBYOV Arkadiy URS
430,0
LOMAKIN Trofim URS
427,5
STANCZYK Stanley USA
415,0
1954
KONO Tommy USA
435,0
LOMAKIN Trofim URS
427,5
DEBUF Jean FRA
405,0
1955
KONO Tommy USA
435,0
STEPANOV Vasiliy URS
425,0
GEORGE James USA
402,5
1957
LOMAKIN Trofim URS
450,0
GEORGE James USA
422,5
MANSOURI Jalal IRI
412,5
1958
LOMAKIN Trofim URS
440,0
GEORGE James USA
435,0
PALIŃSKI Ireneusz POL
432,5
1959
PLYUKFELDER Rudolf URS
457,5
PALIŃSKI Ireneusz POL
432,5
GEORGE James USA
417,5
1961
PLYUKFELDER Rudolf URS
450,0
TÖTH Géza HUN
432,5
KONO Tommy USA
430,0
1962
VERES Győző HUN
460,0
KONO Tommy USA
455,0
TÖTH Géza HUN
442,5
1963
VERES Győző HUN
477,5
PLYUKFELDER Rudolf URS
467,5
TÖTH Géza HUN
450,0
1965
OZIMEK Norbert POL
472,5
KIDYAYEV Aleksandr URS
460,0
KACZKOWSKI Jerzy POL
445,0
1966
BELYAYEV Vladimir URS
485,0
VERES Győző HUN
485,0
ZDRAŽILA Hans TCH
465,0
1969
ŌUCHI Masushi JPN
487,5
BAKOS Károly HUN
487,5
SELITSKIY Boris URS
482,5
1970
IVANCHENKO Gennadiy URS
505,0
OZIMEK Norbert POL
482,5
RIGERT David URS
482,5
1971
PAVLOV Boris URS
495,0
KANGASNIEMI Kaarlo FIN
490,0
HORVÁTH György HUN
480,0
1973
RYZHENKOV Vladimir URS
350,0
ZIELECKE Frank GDR
347,5
SOCHAŃSKI Stefan POL
332,5
1974
STOYCHEV Trendafil BUL
350,0
JENSSEN Leif NOR
350,0
MILSER Rolf FRG
347,5
1975
SHARIY Valeriy URS
357,5
STOYCHEV Trendafil BUL
357,5
AVELLAN Juhani FIN
350,0
1977
BESSONOV Gennadiy URS
352,5
BACZAKÓ Péter HUN
345,0
RABCZEWSKI Paweł POL
337,5
1978
VARDANYAN Yurik URS
377,5
BACZAKÓ Péter HUN
352,5
RABCZEWSKI Paweł POL
345,0
1979
VARDANYAN Yurik URS
370,0
BLAGOEV Blagoy BUL
362,5
POLIAČIK Dušan TCH
350,0
1981
VARDANYAN Yurik URS
392,5
ZLATEV Asen BUL
372,5
POLIAČIK Dušan TCH
367,5
1982
ZLATEV Asen BUL
400,0
PERVIY Aleksandr URS
392,5
MANDZÁK Bertalan HUN
350,0
1983
VARDANYAN Yurik URS
392,5
ZLATEV Asen BUL
390,0
BARSI László HUN
370,0
1985
VARDANYAN Yurik URS
397,5
ZLATEV Asen BUL
392,5
KIRÁLY László HUN
375,0
1986
ZLATEV Asen BUL
405,0
ARSAMAKOV Israil URS
390,0
BARSI László HUN
385,0
1987
BARSI László HUN
390,0
LI Sergey URS
382,5
ZLATEV Asen BUL
375,0
1989
KOUNEV Kiril BUL
385,0
BRATOYCHEV Plamen BUL
380,0
STEINHÖFEL Ingo GDR
377,5
1990
ORAZDURDYYEV Altymurad URS
377,5
LI Sergey URS
375,0
KOUNEV Kiril BUL
360,0
1991
SAMADOV Ibragim URS
367,5
BLYSHCHIK Aleksandr URS
367,5
BRATOYCHEV Plamen BUL
357,5
1938 HALLER: Austria was occupied by Nazi Germany from 12.03.1938 till the end
of World War II.
1947: DALY Keevil GUY - British Guiana at those times
Light heavyweight (82,5 kg) Press
World Champions
kg
Runners-up
kg
Third place
kg
1969
KNIPP Russell USA
162,5
BETTEMBOURG Hans SWE
162,5
SELITSKIY Boris URS
160,0
1970
IVANCHENKO Gennadiy URS
165,0
OZIMEK Norbert POL
160,0
HORVÁTH György HUN
157,5
1971
IAKOVOU Christos GRE
162,5
PAVLOV Boris URS
160,0
KANGASNIEMI Kaarlo FIN
160,0
1972
JENSSEN Leif NOR
172,5
IAKOVOU Christos GRE
170,0
MILSER Rolf FRG
165,0
Light heavyweight (82,5 kg) Snatch
World Champions
kg
Runners-up
kg
Third place
kg
1969
ŌUCHI Masushi JPN
152,5
OZIMEK Norbert POL
145,0
SHARIY Valeriy URS
142,5
1970
IVANCHENKO Gennadiy URS
150,0
RIGERT David URS
147,5
ŌUCHI Masushi JPN
145,0
1971
KANGASNIEMI Kaarlo FIN
150,0
PAVLOV Boris URS
145,0
KARCHUT Mike USA
145,0
1972
JENSSEN Leif NOR
150,0
RADTKE Bernhard GDR
145,0
KARCHUT Mike USA
145,0
1973
JENSSEN Leif NOR
160,0
RYZHENKOV Vladimir URS
157,5
ZIELECKE Frank GDR
155,0
1974
RYZHENKOV Vladimir URS
160,0
STOYCHEV Trendafil BUL
155,0
JENSSEN Leif NOR
155,0
1975
SHARIY Valeriy URS
162,5
STOYCHEV Trendafil BUL
162,5
BACZAKÓ Péter HUN
157,5
1976
SHARIY Valeriy URS
162,5
STOYCHEV Trendafil BUL
162,5
BACZAKÓ Péter HUN
157,5
1977
BESSONOV Gennadiy URS
157,5
BLAGOEV Blagoy BUL
155,0
BACZAKÓ Péter HUN
152,5
1978
VARDANYAN Yurik URS
170,0
BACZAKÓ Péter HUN
157,5
RABCZEWSKI Paweł POL
150,0
1979
VARDANYAN Yurik URS
170,0
BLAGOEV Blagoy BUL
170,0
MANDZÁK Bertalan HUN
155,0
1980
VARDANYAN Yurik URS
177,5
BLAGOEV Blagoy BUL
175,0
POLIAČIK Dušan TCH
160,0
1981
VARDANYAN Yurik URS
170,0
ZLATEV Asen BUL
170,0
ALCHIMOWICZ Janusz POL
160,0
1982
ZLATEV Asen BUL
180,0
PERVIY Aleksandr URS
175,0
FERREIRA Francisco CUB
160,0
1983
ZLATEV Asen BUL
180,0
VARDANYAN Yurik URS
180,0
BARSI László HUN
165,0
1984
BECHERU Petre ROU
155,0
LAGROTTERIA Giuseppe ITA
150,0
ISAOKA Ryoji JPN
150,0
1985
VARDANYAN Yurik URS
177,5
ZLATEV Asen BUL
177,5
KIRÁLY László HUN
170,0
1986
ZLATEV Asen BUL
180,0
ARSAMAKOV Israil URS
177,5
BARSI László HUN
175,0
1987
BARSI László HUN
180,0
LI Sergey URS
172,5
ZLATEV Asen BUL
170,0
1989
KOUNEV Kiril BUL
172,5
STEINHÖFEL Ingo GDR
170,0
LI Sergey URS
170,0
1990
ORAZDURDYYEV Altymurad URS
172,5
LI Sergey URS
167,5
KOUNEV Kiril BUL
165,0
1991
BLYSHCHIK Aleksandr URS
167,5
SAMADOV Ibragim URS
162,5
HUSTER Marc GER
160,0
Light heavyweight (82,5 kg) Clean & Jerk
World Champions
kg
Runners-up
kg
Third place
kg
1969
BAKOS Károly HUN
185,0
SHARIY Valeriy URS
182,5
SELITSKIY Boris URS
182,5
1970
IVANCHENKO Gennadiy URS
190,0
OZIMEK Norbert POL
182,5
KARCHUT Mike USA
182,5
1971
PAVLOV Boris URS
190,0
HORVÁTH György HUN
190,0
KARCHUT Mike USA
182,5
1972
HORVÁTH György HUN
192,5
OZIMEK Norbert POL
187,5
JENSSEN Leif NOR
185,0
1973
ZIELECKE Frank GDR
192,5
RYZHENKOV Vladimir URS
192,5
SOCHAŃSKI Stefan POL
187,5
1974
STOYCHEV Trendafil BUL
195,0
JENSSEN Leif NOR
195,0
PETKOV Tsvetko BUL
195,0
1975
MILSER Rolf FRG
200,0
SHARIY Valeriy URS
195,0
STOYCHEV Trendafil BUL
195,0
1976
MILSER Rolf FRG
205,0
SHARIY Valeriy URS
202,5
STOYCHEV Trendafil BUL
197,5
1977
BESSONOV Gennadiy URS
195,0
RABCZEWSKI Paweł POL
192,5
BACZAKÓ Péter HUN
192,5
1978
VARDANYAN Yurik URS
207,5
ZAYAS Daniel CUB
195,0
BACZAKÓ Péter HUN
195,0
1979
VARDANYAN Yurik URS
200,0
STARK András HUN
195,0
BERGMANN Norbert FRG
195,0
1980
VARDANYAN Yurik URS
222,5
POLIAČIK Dušan TCH
207,5
LISOWSKI Jan POL
205,0
1981
VARDANYAN Yurik URS
222,5
POLIAČIK Dušan TCH
210,0
ZLATEV Asen BUL
202,5
1982
ZLATEV Asen BUL
220,0
PERVIY Aleksandr URS
217,5
APPEL Horst FRG
195,0
1983
VARDANYAN Yurik URS
212,5
ZLATEV Asen BUL
210,0
VYMAZAL Lubomír TCH
210,0
1984
BECHERU Petre ROU
200,0
KABBAS Robert AUS
192,5
ISAOKA Ryoji JPN
190,0
1985
VARDANYAN Yurik URS
220,0
ZLATEV Asen BUL
2150,0
KIRÁLY László HUN
205,0
1986
ZLATEV Asen BUL
225,0
SABARI Enrique CUB
215,0
ARSAMAKOV Israil URS
STOICHKOV Zdravko BUL
212,5
1987
LI Sergey URS
210,0
BARSI László HUN
210,0
URDAŞ Constantin ROU
205,0
1989
KOUNEV Kiril BUL
212,5
BRATOYCHEV Plamen BUL
210,0
STEINHÖFEL Ingo GDR
207,5
1990
LI Sergey URS
207,5
ORAZDURDYYEV Altymurad URS
205,0
KOUNEV Kiril BUL
195,0
1991
SAMADOV Ibragim URS
205,0
CAI Yanshu CHN
200,0
BLYSHCHIK Aleksandr URS
200,0
Middle heavyweight (90 kg) Total
World Champions
kg
Runners-up
kg
Third place
kg
1951
SCHEMANSKY Norbert USA
427,5
SALEH Mohamed Ibrahim EGY
395,0
POJHAN Firouz IRI
370,0
1953
SCHEMANSKY Norbert USA
442,5
SALEH Mohamed Ibrahim EGY
400,0
KERIM Mohammed Ali Abdel EGY
385,0
1954
VOROBYOV Arkadiy URS
460,0
SHEPPARD David USA
440,0
EMRICH Clyde USA
427,5
1955
VOROBYOV Arkadiy URS
455,0
EMRICH Clyde USA
427,5
RAHNAVARDI Hassan IRI
425,0
1957
VOROBYOV Arkadiy URS
470,0
RAHNAVARDI Hassan IRI
440,0
POJHAN Firouz IRI
427,5
1958
VOROBYOV Arkadiy URS
465,0
SHEPPARD David USA
450,0
VESELINOV Ivan BUL
422,5
1959
MARTIN Louis GBR
445,0
VOROBYOV Arkadiy URS
445,0
BIAŁAS Czesław POL
422,5
1961
PALIŃSKI Ireneusz POL
475,0
MARTIN Louis GBR
462,5
VOROBYOV Arkadiy URS
457,5
1962
MARTIN Louis GBR
480,0
PALIŃSKI Ireneusz POL
470,0
MARCH William USA
460,0
1963
MARTIN Louis GBR
480,0
PALIŃSKI Ireneusz POL
475,0
BROVKO Eduard URS
470,0
1965
MARTIN Louis GBR
487,5
GOLOVANOV Vladimir URS
480,0
TÖTH Géza HUN
462,5
1966
TÖTH Géza HUN
487,5
PALIŃSKI Ireneusz POL
477,5
GOŁĄB Marek POL
475,0
1969
KANGASNIEMI Kaarlo FIN
515,0
JOHANSSON Bo SWE
500,0
TÖTH Géza HUN
495,0
1970
KOLOTOV Vasiliy URS
537,5
GRIPPALDI Philip USA
490,0
TÖTH Géza HUN
490,0
1971
RIGERT David URS
542,5
KOLOTOV Vasiliy URS
537,5
JOHANSSON Bo SWE
522,5
1973
RIGERT David URS
365,0
KOLOTOV Vasiliy URS
360,0
PETZOLD Peter GDR
357,5
1974
RIGERT David URS
387,5
POLTORATSKIY Sergey URS
367,5
PETZOLD Peter GDR
355,0
1975
RIGERT David URS
377,5
POLTORATSKIY Sergey URS
372,5
PETZOLD Peter GDR
362,5
1977
POLTORATSKIY Sergey URS
375,0
MILSER Rolf FRG
370,0
BLANCO Alberto CUB
355,0
1978
MILSER Rolf FRG
377,5
BESSONOV Gennadiy URS
375,0
ANTALOVICS Ferenc HUN
367,5
1979
BESSONOV Gennadiy URS
380,0
MILSER Rolf FRG
377,5
WALO Witold POL
362,5
1981
BLAGOEV Blagoy BUL
405,0
ZAKHAREVICH Yuriy URS
397,5
USHEROV Lubomir BUL
380,0
1982
BLAGOEV Blagoy BUL
415,0
VARDANYAN Yurik URS
395,0
MANTEK Frank GDR
377,5
1983
BLAGOEV Blagoy BUL
417,5
SOLODOV Viktor URS
410,0
PIOTROWSKI Andrzej POL
382,5
1985
KHRAPATYY Anatoliy URS
SOLODOV Viktor URS
395,0
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KRUKOWSKI Piotr POL
385,0
1986
KHRAPATYY Anatoliy URS
412,5
SOLODOV Viktor URS
407,5
BALÁZSFI Zoltán HUN
392,5
1987
KHRAPATYY Anatoliy URS
417,5
CHAKAROV Ivan BUL
412,5
ZAWADA Sławomir POL
395,0
1989
KHRAPATYY Anatoliy URS
415,0
SYRTSOV Sergey URS
407,5
CHAKAROV Ivan BUL
400,0
1990
KHRAPATYY Anatoliy URS
397,5
CHAKAROV Ivan BUL
392,5
KIM Byung-Chan KOR
372,5
1991
SYRTSOV Sergey URS
410,0
CHAKAROV Ivan BUL
390,0
KIM Byung-Chan KOR
387,5
Middle heavyweight (90 kg) Press
World Champions
kg
Runners-up
kg
Third place
kg
1969
KANGASNIEMI Kaarlo FIN
175,0
ARNOLD Karl GDR
170,0
JOHANSSON Bo SWE
165,0
1970
KOLOTOV Vasiliy URS
175,0
VAN LERBERGHE Jean-Pierre BEL
165,0
GOŁĄB Marek POL
165,0
1971
KOLOTOV Vasiliy URS
185,0
BETTEMBOURG Hans SWE
180,0
RIGERT David URS
177,5
1972
RIGERT David URS
187,5
BETTEMBOURG Hans SWE
182,5
NIKOLOV Andon BUL
180,0
Middle heavyweight (90 kg) Snatch
World Champions
kg
Runners-up
kg
Third place
kg
1969
JOHANSSON Bo SWE
150,0
KANGASNIEMI Kaarlo FIN
150,0
TÖTH Géza HUN
145,0
1970
KOLOTOV Vasiliy URS
160,0
DÖRRZAPF Rainer FRG
145,0
GOURRIER Pierre FRA
142,5
1971
RIGERT David URS
162,5
KOLOTOV Vasiliy URS
155,0
JOHANSSON Bo SWE
155,0
1972
NIKOLOV Andon BUL
155,0
KAILAJÄRVI Jaakko FIN
150,0
GOURRIER Pierre FRA
147,5
1973
RIGERT David URS
165,0
NIKOLOV Andon BUL
162,5
PETZOLD Peter GDR
160,0
1974
RIGERT David URS
172,5
POLTORATSKIY Sergey URS
162,5
KAILAJÄRVI Jaakko FIN
160,0
1975
RIGERT David URS
167,5
BROILLET Michel SUI
167,5
POLTORATSKIY Sergey URS
165,0
1976
RIGERT David URS
170,0
JAMES Lee USA
165,0
BROILLET Michel SUI
165,0
1977
POLTORATSKIY Sergey URS
167,5
MILSER Rolf FRG
162,5
ANTALOVICS Ferenc HUN
157,5
1978
NIKOLOV Andon BUL
170,0
REHUS-UZOR György HUN
165,0
ANTALOVICS Ferenc HUN
165,0
1979
BESSONOV Gennadiy URS
170,0
MILSER Rolf FRG
165,0
WALO Witold POL
160,0
1980
BACZAKÓ Péter HUN
170,0
ALEKSANDROV Rumen BUL
170,0
MANTEK Frank GDR
165,0
1981
BLAGOEV Blagoy BUL
185,0
ZAKHAREVICH Yuriy URS
180,0
PIOTROWSKI Andrzej POL
167,5
1982
BLAGOEV Blagoy BUL
192,5
VARDANYAN Yurik URS
185,0
BACZAKÓ Péter HUN
170,0
1983
BLAGOEV Blagoy BUL
190,0
SOLODOV Viktor URS
185,0
PIOTROWSKI Andrzej POL
170,0
1984
VLAD Nicu ROU
172,5
PETRE Dumitru ROU
165,0
MERCER David GBR
157,5
1985
KHRAPATYY Anatoliy URS
SOLODOV Viktor URS
BALÁZSFI Zoltán HUN
