1966 World Weightlifting Championships
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The 1966 Men's World Weightlifting Championships
were held in East Berlin
, East Germany from October 15 to October 21, 1966. There were 117 men in action from 28 nations.
World Weightlifting Championships
World Weightlifting Championships is an event organised by International Weightlifting Federation .It has been held since 1891. In March 1891, competing against champions from Brussels, Hamburg, England, Vienna, Italy, and Berlin in a three-day event, Edward Lawrence Levy of England won the first...
were held in East Berlin
East Berlin
East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. It consisted of the Soviet sector of Berlin that was established in 1945. The American, British and French sectors became West Berlin, a part strongly associated with West Germany but a free city...
, East Germany from October 15 to October 21, 1966. There were 117 men in action from 28 nations.
Medal summary
| Bantamweight 56 kg |
|362.5 kg | |360.0 kg | |350.0 kg |
| Featherweight 60 kg |
|387.5 kg | |382.5 kg | |370.0 kg |
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
|437.5 kg | |410.0 kg | |405.0 kg |
| Middleweight 75 kg |
|450.0 kg | |447.5 kg | |442.5 kg |
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
|485.0 kg | |485.0 kg | |465.0 kg |
| Middle heavyweight 90 kg |
|487.5 kg | |477.5 kg | |475.0 kg |
| Heavyweight +90 kg |
|567.5 kg | |537.5 kg | |530.0 kg |
Medal table
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 |  Iran |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|