1962 World Weightlifting Championships
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
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight 56 kg |
Yoshinobu Miyake.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
| 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 nations) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
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