Worlds · September 1970
1970 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1970 World Weightlifting Championships ran in Columbus, the United States, from 12 to 20 September 1970. This page lists the medallists in its nine classes. Gold went to Sándor Holczreiter (52 kg), Mohammad Nassiri (56 kg), Mieczysław Nowak (60 kg), Zbigniew Kaczmarek (67.5 kg), Viktor Kurentsov (75 kg), Gennady Ivanchenko (82.5 kg), Vasily Kolotov (90 kg), Jaan Talts (110 kg) and Vasily Alekseyev (+110 kg).
- Medallists
- 27
- Classes
- 9
- Start date
- 12 Sep 1970
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 52 kg, 1970 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
 Sándor Holczreiter Hungary
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| 2 |
 Walter Szołtysek Poland
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| 3 | Vladimir Smetanin Soviet Union |
Men's 56 kg, 1970 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
 Mohammad Nassiri Iran
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| 2 |
Imre Földi Hungary
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| 3 |
Henryk Trębicki Poland
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Men's 60 kg, 1970 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Mieczysław Nowak Poland
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| 2 |
Jan Wojnowski Poland
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| 3 |
 Yoshiyuki Miyake Japan
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Men's 67.5 kg, 1970 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland
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| 2 |
Waldemar Baszanowski Poland
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| 3 |
János Bagócs Hungary
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Men's 75 kg, 1970 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor Kurentsov Soviet Union |
| 2 |
 Leif Jenssen Norway
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| 3 |
Gábor Szarvas Hungary
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Men's 82.5 kg, 1970 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gennady Ivanchenko Soviet Union |
| 2 |
Norbert Ozimek Poland
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| 3 | David Rigert Soviet Union |
Men's 90 kg, 1970 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vasily Kolotov Soviet Union |
| 2 |
 Phil Grippaldi United States
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| 3 |
Géza Tóth Hungary
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Men's 110 kg, 1970 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jaan Talts Soviet Union |
| 2 |
 Aleksandar Kraychev Bulgaria
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| 3 |
Bob Bednarski United States
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Men's +110 kg, 1970 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union |
| 2 |
 Serge Reding Belgium
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| 3 |
 Kalevi Lahdenranta Finland
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