Worlds · September 1974
1974 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1974 World Weightlifting Championships ran in Manila, the Philippines, from 21 to 29 September 1974. This page lists the medallists in its nine classes. Gold went to Mohammad Nassiri (52 kg, 232.5 kg), Atanas Kirov (56 kg, 255 kg), Georgi Todorov (60 kg, 280 kg), Petro Korol (67.5 kg, 305 kg), Nedelcho Kolev (75 kg, 335 kg), Trendafil Stoychev (82.5 kg, 350 kg), David Rigert (90 kg, 387.5 kg), Valery Ustyuzhin (110 kg, 380 kg) and Vasily Alekseyev (+110 kg, 425 kg).
- Medallists
- 27
- Classes
- 9
- Start date
- 21 Sep 1974
The 1974 World Weightlifting Championships in numbers
How close each class finished.
Winning margin in each class
The winner's total minus the runner-up's. The closest final: Men's 82.5 kg ended with gold and silver on the same total, decided by bodyweight, the lighter lifter ahead. The widest: Men's +110 kg by 35 kg. A short bar is a close final; a long one, a class the winner had to themselves.
Men's 52 kg
Men's 56 kg
Men's 60 kg
Men's 67.5 kg
Men's 75 kg
Men's 82.5 kg
Men's 90 kg
Men's 110 kg
Men's +110 kg
Medallists by class
Each class lists its medallists and the nation each lifted for, with the total.
Men's 52 kg, 1974 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Mohammad Nassiri Iran
|
232.5 |
| 2 |
 György Kőszegi Hungary
|
230 |
| 3 |
 Takeshi Horikoshi Japan
|
227.5 |
Men's 56 kg, 1974 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Atanas Kirov Bulgaria
|
255 |
| 2 |
 Leszek Skorupa Poland
|
250 |
| 3 |
Jiro Hosotani Japan
|
245 |
Men's 60 kg, 1974 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgi Todorov Bulgaria
|
280 |
| 2 | Nikolay Kolesnikov Soviet Union | 277.5 |
| 3 |
Norair Nurikyan Bulgaria
|
277.5 |
Men's 67.5 kg, 1974 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petro Korol Soviet Union | 305 |
| 2 |
Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland
|
302.5 |
| 3 |
Nasrollah Dehnavi Iran
|
295 |
Men's 75 kg, 1974 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nedelcho Kolev Bulgaria
|
335 |
| 2 |
Rumen Rusev Bulgaria
|
332.5 |
| 3 | Peter Wenzel East Germany | 322.5 |
Men's 82.5 kg, 1974 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Trendafil Stoychev Bulgaria
|
350 |
| 2 |
 Leif Jenssen Norway
|
350 |
| 3 | Rolf Milser West Germany | 347.5 |
Men's 90 kg, 1974 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Rigert Soviet Union | 387.5 |
| 2 | Sergey Poltoratsky Soviet Union | 367.5 |
| 3 | Peter Petzold East Germany | 355 |
Men's 110 kg, 1974 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valery Ustyuzhin Soviet Union | 380 |
| 2 | Jürgen Ciezki East Germany | 377.5 |
| 3 | Yury Zaitsev Soviet Union | 367.5 |
Men's +110 kg, 1974 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | 425 |
| 2 |
 Serge Reding Belgium
|
390 |
| 3 | Jürgen Heuser East Germany | 382.5 |