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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight 56 kg |
Vladimir Stogov Soviet Union | 345.0 kg | Imre Földi Hungary | 345.0 kg | Yoshinobu Miyake.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan | 337.5 kg |
| Featherweight 60 kg |
Isaac Berger United States |
367.5 kg | Sebastiano Mannironi Italy |
357.5 kg | Shared silver | |
| Yevgeny Minayev Soviet Union | ||||||
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
Waldemar Baszanowski.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Poland | 402.5 kg | Sergey Lopatin Soviet Union | 400.0 kg | Marian Zieliński Poland | 395.0 kg |
| Middleweight 75 kg |
Aleksandr Kurynov Soviet Union | 435.0 kg | Győző Veres Hungary | 420.0 kg | Marcel Paterni France | 405.0 kg |
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
Rudolf Plyukfelder Soviet Union | 450.0 kg | Géza Tóth Hungary | 432.5 kg | Tommy Kono United States | 430.0 kg |
| Middle heavyweight 90 kg |
Ireneusz Paliński Poland | 475.0 kg | Louis Martin Great Britain | 462.5 kg | Arkady Vorobyov Soviet Union | 457.5 kg |
| Heavyweight +90 kg |
Yury Vlasov Soviet Union | 525.0 kg | Richard Zirk United States | 475.0 kg | Eino Mäkinen Finland | 462.5 kg |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Poland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Hungary | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 7 | 8 | 6 | 21 | |
References
- Results (Sport 123)
- Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
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