1961 World Weightlifting Championships
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The 1961 Men's World Weightlifting Championships
were held in Austria
, Austria
from September 20 to September 25, 1961. There were 120 men in action from 33 nations.
World Weightlifting Championships
World Weightlifting Championships is an event organised by International Weightlifting Federation .It has been held since 1891. In March 1891, competing against champions from Brussels, Hamburg, England, Vienna, Italy, and Berlin in a three-day event, Edward Lawrence Levy of England won the first...
were held in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
from September 20 to September 25, 1961. There were 120 men in action from 33 nations.
Medal summary
| Bantamweight 56 kg |
|345.0 kg | |345.0 kg | |337.5 kg | |||
| Featherweight 60 kg |
367.5 kg | 357.5 kg | Shared silver | |||
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
|402.5 kg | |400.0 kg | |395.0 kg | |||
| Middleweight 75 kg |
|435.0 kg | |420.0 kg | |405.0 kg | |||
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
|450.0 kg | |432.5 kg | |430.0 kg | |||
| Middle heavyweight 90 kg |
|475.0 kg | |462.5 kg | |457.5 kg | |||
| Heavyweight +90 kg |
|525.0 kg | |475.0 kg | |462.5 kg |
Medal table
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 7 | 8 | 6 | 21 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|