Worlds · September 1962
1962 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1962 World Weightlifting Championships ran in Budapest, Hungary, from 16 to 22 September 1962. This page lists the medallists in its seven classes. Gold went to Yoshinobu Miyake (56 kg), Yevgeny Minayev (60 kg), Vladimir Kaplunov (67.5 kg), Aleksandr Kurynov (75 kg), Győző Veres (82.5 kg), Louis Martin (90 kg) and Yury Vlasov (+90 kg).
- Medallists
- 21
- Classes
- 7
- Start date
- 16 Sep 1962
Medallists
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, 1962 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
 Yoshinobu Miyake Japan
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| 2 |
 Imre Földi Hungary
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| 3 | Vladimir Stogov Soviet Union |
Men's 60 kg, 1962 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yevgeny Minayev Soviet Union |
| 2 | Yevgeny Katsura Soviet Union |
| 3 |
 Rudolf Kozłowski Poland
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Men's 67.5 kg, 1962 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Kaplunov Soviet Union |
| 2 |
Waldemar Baszanowski Poland
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| 3 |
Marian Zieliński Poland
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Men's 75 kg, 1962 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandr Kurynov Soviet Union |
| 2 |
Mihály Huszka Hungary
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| 3 |
 Mohammad Ami-Tehrani Iran
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Men's 82.5 kg, 1962 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Győző Veres Hungary
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| 2 |
 Tommy Kono United States
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| 3 |
Géza Tóth Hungary
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Men's 90 kg, 1962 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
 Louis Martin Great Britain
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| 2 |
Ireneusz Paliński Poland
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| 3 |
William March United States
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Men's +90 kg, 1962 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yury Vlasov Soviet Union |
| 2 |
Norbert Schemansky United States
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| 3 |
Gary Gubner United States
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