Worlds · November 1986
1986 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1986 World Weightlifting Championships ran in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 8 to 15 November 1986. This page lists the medallists in its ten classes. Gold went to Sevdalin Marinov (52 kg, 257.5 kg), Mitko Grablev (56 kg, 290 kg), Naim Süleymanoğlu (60 kg, 335 kg), Mikhail Petrov (67.5 kg, 342.5 kg), Aleksandar Varbanov (75 kg, 377.5 kg), Asen Zlatev (82.5 kg, 405 kg), Anatoly Khrapaty (90 kg, 412.5 kg), Nicu Vlad (100 kg, 437.5 kg), Yury Zakharevich (110 kg, 447.5 kg) and Antonio Krastev (+110 kg, 460 kg).
- Medallists
- 30
- Classes
- 10
- Start date
- 8 Nov 1986
The 1986 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 56 kg came down to 2.5 kg between gold and silver. The widest: Men's 60 kg by 45 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 100 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, 1986 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Sevdalin Marinov Bulgaria
|
257.5 |
| 2 |
 Jacek Gutowski Poland
|
252.5 |
| 3 | Aleksey Kolokoltsev Soviet Union | 250 |
Men's 56 kg, 1986 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mitko Grablev Bulgaria
|
290 |
| 2 |
 He Yingqiang China
|
287.5 |
| 3 | Oksen Mirzoyan Soviet Union | 285 |
Men's 60 kg, 1986 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Naim Süleymanoğlu Bulgaria
|
335 |
| 2 |
 Attila Czanka Romania
|
290 |
| 3 | Andreas Letz East Germany | 285 |
Men's 67.5 kg, 1986 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mikhail Petrov Bulgaria
|
342.5 |
| 2 |
Stefan Topurov Bulgaria
|
337.5 |
| 3 |
Marek Seweryn Poland
|
322.5 |
Men's 75 kg, 1986 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Aleksandar Varbanov Bulgaria
|
377.5 |
| 2 |
Borislav Gidikov Bulgaria
|
372.5 |
| 3 |
Andrei Socaci Romania
|
350 |
Men's 82.5 kg, 1986 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Asen Zlatev Bulgaria
|
405 |
| 2 | Israil Arsamakov Soviet Union | 390 |
| 3 |
 László Barsi Hungary
|
385 |
Men's 90 kg, 1986 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union | 412.5 |
| 2 | Viktor Solodov Soviet Union | 407.5 |
| 3 |
Zoltán Balázsfi Hungary
|
392.5 |
Men's 100 kg, 1986 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nicu Vlad Romania
|
437.5 |
| 2 | Boris Seregin Soviet Union | 430 |
| 3 |
Andor Szanyi Hungary
|
412.5 |
Men's 110 kg, 1986 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yury Zakharevich Soviet Union | 447.5 |
| 2 | Sergey Nagirny Soviet Union | 427.5 |
| 3 |
József Jacsó Hungary
|
415 |
Men's +110 kg, 1986 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Antonio Krastev Bulgaria
|
460 |
| 2 | Manfred Nerlinger West Germany | 430 |
| 3 |
Robert Skolimowski Poland
|
410 |