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1973 World Weightlifting Championships

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1973 Men's World Championships
Host cityHavana, Cuba
Dates15–23 September 1973
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The 1973 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Havana, Cuba from September 15 to September 23, 1973. There were 189 men from 39 nations in the competition. These were the first championships held since the elimination of the clean and press from competition.

Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
52 kg
Snatch Takeshi Horikoshi
 Japan
102.5 kg Zygmunt Smalcerz
 Poland
100.0 kg Ion Hortopan
 Romania
100.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Mohammad Nassiri
 Iran
140.0 kg
WR
Lajos Szűcs
 Hungary
132.5 kg Zygmunt Smalcerz
 Poland
127.5 kg
Total Mohammad Nassiri
 Iran
240.0 kg
WR
Lajos Szűcs
 Hungary
230.0 kg Zygmunt Smalcerz
 Poland
227.5 kg
56 kg
Snatch Koji Miki
 Japan
117.5 kg
WR
Georgi Todorov
 Bulgaria
112.5 kg Atanas Kirov
 Bulgaria
110.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Atanas Kirov
 Bulgaria
147.5 kg Georgi Todorov
 Bulgaria
142.5 kg Karel Prohl
 Czechoslovakia
142.5 kg
Total Atanas Kirov
 Bulgaria
257.5 kg
WR
Georgi Todorov
 Bulgaria
255.0 kg Koji Miki
 Japan
252.5 kg
60 kg
Snatch János Benedek
 Hungary
122.5 kg Dito Shanidze
 Soviet Union
120.0 kg Kurt Pittner
 Austria
115.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Norair Nurikyan
 Bulgaria
152.5 kg Dito Shanidze
 Soviet Union
152.5 kg Kazumasa Hirai
 Japan
145.0 kg
Total Dito Shanidze
 Soviet Union
272.5 kg Norair Nurikyan
 Bulgaria
267.5 kg Jan Wojnowski
 Poland
257.5 kg
67.5 kg
Snatch Mladen Kuchev
 Bulgaria
132.5 kg Mukharby Kirzhinov
 Soviet Union
130.0 kg Petar Yanev
 Bulgaria
130.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Mukharby Kirzhinov
 Soviet Union
175.0 kg Mladen Kuchev
 Bulgaria
170.0 kg Masao Kato
 Japan
165.0 kg
Total Mukharby Kirzhinov
 Soviet Union
305.0 kg Mladen Kuchev
 Bulgaria
302.5 kg Petar Yanev
 Bulgaria
292.5 kg
75 kg
Snatch Nedelcho Kolev
 Bulgaria
147.5 kg Peter Wenzel
 East Germany
140.0 kg Ondrej Hekel
 Czechoslovakia
137.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Nedelcho Kolev
 Bulgaria
190.0 kg
WR
András Stark
 Hungary
177.5 kg Peter Wenzel
 East Germany
177.5 kg
Total Nedelcho Kolev
 Bulgaria
337.5 kg
WR
Peter Wenzel
 East Germany
317.5 kg András Stark
 Hungary
312.5 kg
82.5 kg
Snatch Leif Jenssen
 Norway
160.0 kg Vladimir Ryzhenkov
 Soviet Union
157.5 kg Frank Zielecke
 East Germany
155.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Frank Zielecke
 East Germany
192.5 kg Vladimir Ryzhenkov
 Soviet Union
192.5 kg Stefan Sochanski
 Poland
187.5 kg
Total Vladimir Ryzhenkov
 Soviet Union
350.0 kg Frank Zielecke
 East Germany
347.5 kg Stefan Sochanski
 Poland
332.5 kg
90 kg
Snatch David Rigert
 Soviet Union
165.0 kg Andon Nikolov
 Bulgaria
162.5 kg Peter Petzold
 East Germany
160.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Vasily Kolotov
 Soviet Union
202.5 kg David Rigert
 Soviet Union
200.0 kg Peter Petzold
 East Germany
197.5 kg
Total David Rigert
 Soviet Union
365.0 kg Vasily Kolotov
 Soviet Union
360.0 kg Peter Petzold
 East Germany
357.5 kg
110 kg
Snatch Pavel Pervushin
 Soviet Union
170.0 kg Javier González
 Cuba
162.5 kg Rudolf Strejček
 Czechoslovakia
157.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Pavel Pervushin
 Soviet Union
215.0 kg Helmut Losch
 East Germany
215.0 kg Javier González
 Cuba
200.0 kg
Total Pavel Pervushin
 Soviet Union
385.0 kg Helmut Losch
 East Germany
370.0 kg Javier González
 Cuba
362.5 kg
+110 kg
Snatch Rudolf Mang
 West Germany
180.0 kg Vasily Alekseyev
 Soviet Union
177.5 kg Stanislav Batishchev
 Soviet Union
175.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Vasily Alekseyev
 Soviet Union
225.0 kg Gerd Bonk
 East Germany
222.5 kg Rudolf Mang
 West Germany
220.0 kg
Total Vasily Alekseyev
 Soviet Union
402.5 kg Rudolf Mang
 West Germany
400.0 kg Stanislav Batishchev
 Soviet Union
392.5 kg

Medal table

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Medal winners of 52 kg. From left to right, Lajos Szűcs, Mohammad Nassiri and Zygmunt Smalcerz

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union6118
2 Bulgaria2316
3 Iran1001
4 East Germany0314
5 Hungary0112
6 West Germany0101
7 Poland0033
8 Cuba0011
 Japan0011
Totals (9 entries)99927

Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union128222
2 Bulgaria77317
3 Japan2035
4 Iran2002
5 East Germany16512
6 Hungary1315
7 West Germany1113
8 Norway1001
9 Poland0156
10 Cuba0123
11 Czechoslovakia0033
12 Austria0011
 Romania0011
Totals (13 entries)27272781

References

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