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. These world championships were combined with European championships.
Medal summary edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight 56 kg |
Yoshinobu Miyake Japan |
352.5 kg | Imre Földi Hungary |
337.5 kg | Vladimir Stogov Soviet Union |
330.0 kg |
| Featherweight 60 kg |
Yevgeny Minayev Soviet Union |
362.5 kg | Yevgeny Katsura Soviet Union |
357.5 kg | Rudolf Kozłowski Poland |
352.5 kg |
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
Vladimir Kaplunov Soviet Union |
415.0 kg | Waldemar Baszanowski Poland |
412.5 kg | Marian Zieliński Poland |
405.0 kg |
| Middleweight 75 kg |
Aleksandr Kurynov Soviet Union |
422.5 kg | Mihály Huszka Hungary |
415.0 kg | Mohammad Ami-Tehrani Iran |
412.5 kg |
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
Győző Veres Hungary |
460.0 kg | Tommy Kono United States |
455.0 kg | Géza Tóth Hungary |
442.5 kg |
| Middle heavyweight 90 kg |
Louis Martin Great Britain |
480.0 kg | Ireneusz Paliński Poland |
470.0 kg | William March United States |
460.0 kg |
| Heavyweight +90 kg |
Yury Vlasov Soviet Union |
540.0 kg | Norbert Schemansky United States |
537.5 kg | Gary Gubner United States |
497.5 kg |
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Hungary | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Poland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 United States | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 7 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
References edit
- Results (Sport 123)
- Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine