Worlds · September 1961
1961 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1961 World Weightlifting Championships ran in Vienna, Austria, from 20 to 25 September 1961. This page lists the medallists in its seven classes. Gold went to Vladimir Stogov (56 kg), Isaac Berger (60 kg), Waldemar Baszanowski (67.5 kg), Aleksandr Kurynov (75 kg), Rudolf Plyukfelder (82.5 kg), Ireneusz Paliński (90 kg) and Yury Vlasov (+90 kg).
- Medallists
- 21
- Classes
- 7
- Start date
- 20 Sep 1961
Medallists by class
Each class lists its medallists and the nation each lifted for. Up to and including 1972 a total was made of more lifts than today's two: from 1928 the third was the press, in which the bar is pushed overhead from the shoulders with the arms alone, and the competitions of 1920 to 1924 also counted one-hand lifts. Those totals are not shown.
Men's 56 kg, 1961 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Stogov Soviet Union |
| 2 |
 Imre Földi Hungary
|
| 3 |
 Yoshinobu Miyake Japan
|
Men's 60 kg, 1961 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
 Isaac Berger United States
|
| 2 |
 Sebastiano Mannironi Italy
|
| 2 | Yevgeny Minayev Soviet Union |
Sebastiano Mannironi and Yevgeny Minayev shared the silver medal, so no bronze was awarded.
Men's 67.5 kg, 1961 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
 Waldemar Baszanowski Poland
|
| 2 | Sergey Lopatin Soviet Union |
| 3 |
Marian Zieliński Poland
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Men's 75 kg, 1961 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandr Kurynov Soviet Union |
| 2 |
Győző Veres Hungary
|
| 3 |
 Marcel Paterni France
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Men's 82.5 kg, 1961 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rudolf Plyukfelder Soviet Union |
| 2 |
Géza Tóth Hungary
|
| 3 |
Tommy Kono United States
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Men's 90 kg, 1961 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Ireneusz Paliński Poland
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| 2 |
 Louis Martin Great Britain
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| 3 | Arkady Vorobyov Soviet Union |
Men's +90 kg, 1961 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yury Vlasov Soviet Union |
| 2 |
Richard Zirk United States
|
| 3 |
 Eino Mäkinen Finland
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