1962 World Weightlifting Championships
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The 1962 Men's World Weightlifting Championships
were held in Budapest
, Hungary
from September 16 to September 22, 1962. There were 113 men in action from 27 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 Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
from September 16 to September 22, 1962. There were 113 men in action from 27 nations.
Medal summary
| Bantamweight 56 kg |
|352.5 kg | |337.5 kg | |330.0 kg |
| Featherweight 60 kg |
|362.5 kg | |357.5 kg | |352.5 kg |
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
|415.0 kg | |412.5 kg | |405.0 kg |
| Middleweight 75 kg |
|422.5 kg | |415.0 kg | |412.5 kg |
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
|460.0 kg | |455.0 kg | |442.5 kg |
| Middle heavyweight 90 kg |
|480.0 kg | |470.0 kg | |460.0 kg |
| Heavyweight +90 kg |
|540.0 kg | |537.5 kg | |497.5 kg |
Medal table
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7 |  Iran |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|