1969 World Weightlifting Championships
The 43rd Men's Weightlifting World Championships took place from September 20 to 28, 1969 in the Polish capital, Warsaw . 166 weightlifters from 37 nations took part in the three-way (push, tear and push) competitions held by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) .
Medalist
Men
Class up to 52 kilograms
| discipline | gold | silver | bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To press |
.svg){kind=small} Vladislav Krischinin
|
112.5 kg |
 Sándor Holczreiter
|
110.0 kg |
.svg){kind=small} Zygmunt Smalcerz
|
105.0 kg |
| Tear |
Vladimir Smetanin
|
102.5 kg |
Walter Szołtysek
|
100.0 kg |
 Chaiya Sukchinda
|
97.5 kg |
| Bump |
Vladimir Smetanin
|
130.0 kg |
Walter Szołtysek
|
130.0 kg |
Vladislav Krischinin
|
127.5 kg |
| Triathlon |
Vladislav Krischinin
|
337.5 kg
|
Vladimir Smetanin
|
337.5 kg |
Walter Szołtysek
|
335.0 kg |
Class up to 56 kilograms
| discipline | gold | silver | bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To press |
Imre Foldi
|
125.0 kg |
 Mohammad Nassiri
|
120.0 kg |
 Fernando Báez
|
115.0 kg |
| Tear |
Henryk Trębicki
|
107.5 kg |
Imre Foldi
|
105.0 kg |
 Hiroshi Ono
|
105.0 kg |
| Bump |
Mohammad Nassiri
|
140.0 kg |
.svg){kind=small} Atanas Kirov
|
137.5 kg |
Hiroshi Ono
|
132.5 kg |
| Triathlon |
Mohammad Nassiri
|
360.0 kg |
Atanas Kirov
|
347.5 kg |
Hiroshi Ono
|
342.5 kg |
Class up to 60 kilograms
| discipline | gold | silver | bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To press |
Mladen Kuchev
|
130.0 kg |
Yoshiyuki Miyake
|
125.0 kg |
Jan Wojnowski
|
122.5 kg |
| Tear |
Masao Kato
|
117.5 kg |
Yoshiyuki Miyake
|
115.0 kg |
Ditto Shanidze
|
115.0 kg |
| Bump |
Ditto Shanidze
|
150.0 kg |
Masao Kato
|
147.5 kg |
Yoshiyuki Miyake
|
145.0 kg |
| Triathlon |
Yoshiyuki Miyake
|
385.0 kg |
Mladen Kuchev
|
385.0 kg |
Ditto Shanidze
|
380.0 kg |
Class up to 67.5 kilograms
| discipline | gold | silver | bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To press |
Nasrollah Dehnavi
|
140.0 kg |
Zbigniew Kaczmarek
|
140.0 kg |
Waldemar Baszanowski
|
140.0 kg |
| Tear |
Waldemar Baszanowski
|
135.0 kg |
 Ondrej Hekel
|
130.0 kg |
János Bagócs
|
127.5 kg |
| Bump |
Waldemar Baszanowski
|
170.0 kg |
János Bagócs
|
167.5 kg |
Ondrej Hekel
|
162.5 kg |
| Triathlon |
Waldemar Baszanowski
|
445.0 kg
|
János Bagócs
|
430.0 kg |
Zbigniew Kaczmarek
|
425.0 kg |
Class up to 75 kilograms
| discipline | gold | silver | bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To press |
Viktor Kurentsov
|
152.5 kg |
 Juhani Mursu
|
145.0 kg |
 Leif Jensen
|
142.5 kg |
| Tear |
 Aimé Terme
|
140.0 kg |
Viktor Kurentsov
|
137.5 kg |
Gábor Szarvas
|
135.0 kg |
| Bump |
Viktor Kurentsov
|
177.5 kg |
Gábor Szarvas
|
175.0 kg |
Tamotsu Sunami
|
165.0 kg |
| Triathlon |
Viktor Kurentsov
|
467.5 kg |
Gábor Szarvas
|
440.0 kg |
Juhani Mursu
|
437.5 kg |
Class up to 82.5 kilograms
| discipline | gold | silver | bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To press |
 Russell Knipp
|
162.5 kg |
 Hans Bettembourg
|
162.5 kg |
Boris Selitsky
|
160.0 kg |
| Tear |
Masushi Ōuchi
|
152.5 kg
|
Norbert Ozimek
|
145.0 kg |
Walery Schary
|
142.5 kg |
| Bump |
Károly Bakos
|
185.0 kg |
Walery Schary
|
182.5 kg |
Boris Selitsky
|
182.5 kg |
| Triathlon |
Masushi Ōuchi
|
487.5 kg |
Károly Bakos
|
487.5 kg |
Boris Selitsky
|
482.5 kg |
Class up to 90 kilograms
| discipline | gold | silver | bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To press |
Kaarlo Kangasniemi
|
175.0 kg |
 Karl Arnold
|
170.0 kg |
Bo Johansson
|
165.0 kg |
| Tear |
Bo Johansson
|
150.0 kg |
Kaarlo Kangasniemi
|
150.0 kg |
Géza Tóth
|
145.0 kg |
| Bump |
Géza Tóth
|
190.0 kg |
Kaarlo Kangasniemi
|
190.0 kg |
 Bakr El-Sayed Bassam
|
187.5 kg |
| Triathlon |
Kaarlo Kangasniemi
|
515.0 kg |
Bo Johansson
|
500.0 kg |
Géza Tóth
|
495.0 kg |
Class up to 110 kilograms
| discipline | gold | silver | bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To press |
Bob Bednarski
|
182.5 kg |
Jaan Talts
|
180.0 kg |
Eivind Rekustad
|
175.0 kg |
| Tear |
Bob Bednarski
|
160.0 kg
|
Jaan Talts
|
155.0 kg |
Kauko Kangasniemi
|
155.0 kg |
| Bump |
Jaan Talts
|
212.5 kg
|
Bob Bednarski
|
212.5 kg |
Kauko Kangasniemi
|
190.0 kg |
| Triathlon |
Bob Bednarski
|
555.0 kg
|
Jaan Talts
|
547.5 kg |
Kauko Kangasniemi
|
507.5 kg |
Class over 110 kilograms
| discipline | gold | silver | bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To press |
 Serge Reding
|
202.5 kg |
Joe Dube
|
202.5 kg |
Stanislav Batishchev
|
192.5 kg |
| Tear |
Stanislav Batishchev
|
165.0 kg |
Joe Dube
|
162.5 kg |
Leonid Shabotinsky
|
162.5 kg |
| Bump |
Serge Reding
|
215.0 kg |
Stanislav Batishchev
|
212.5 kg |
Joe Dube
|
212.5 kg |
| Triathlon |
Joe Dube
|
577.5 kg |
Serge Reding
|
570.0 kg |
Stanislav Batishchev
|
570.0 kg |
Medal table
The placements in the medal table are sorted according to the number of gold medals won, followed by the number of silver and bronze medals ( lexicographical order ). If two or more nations have an identical medal balance, they are listed alphabetically on the same rank.
| rank | nation | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Soviet Union
|
10 | 7th | 10 | 27 |
| 2. |
United States
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 3. |
Poland
|
4th | 4th | 5 | 13 |
| 4th |
Japan
|
4th | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 5. |
Hungary
|
3 | 7th | 4th | 14th |
| 6th |
Iran
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 4th |
| 7th |
Finland
|
2 | 3 | 4th | 9 |
| 8th. |
Belgium
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9. |
Bulgaria
|
1 | 3 | 0 | 4th |
| 10. |
Sweden
|
1 | 2 | 1 | 4th |
| 11. |
France
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12. |
Czechoslovakia
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13. |
German Democratic Republic
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14th |
Norway
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15th |
Puerto Rico
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
Thailand
|
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|
United Arab Republic
|
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Championships Seniors 1997 - 2007 and Statistics ( English , PDF; 31.8 MB) In: iwf.net . Retrieved August 23, 2013.