# 1974 World Weightlifting Championships

The 1974 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Manila, Philippines from September 21 to September 29, 1974. There were 143 men in action from 32 nations.

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 52 kg |||||||
| Snatch | György Kőszegi Hungary | 105.0 kg | Takeshi Horikoshi Japan | 105.0 kg | Mohammad Nassiri Iran | 100.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Mohammad Nassiri Iran | 132.5 kg | Zygmunt Smalcerz Poland | 127.5 kg | Lajos Szűcs Hungary | 125.0 kg |
| Total | Mohammad Nassiri Iran | 232.5 kg | György Kőszegi Hungary | 230.0 kg | Takeshi Horikoshi Japan | 227.5 kg |
| 56 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Leszek Skorupa Poland | 112.5 kg | Atanas Kirov Bulgaria | 110.0 kg | Davoud Maleki Iran | 110.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Jiro Hosotani Japan | 147.5 kg | Atanas Kirov Bulgaria | 145.0 kg | Leszek Skorupa Poland | 137.5 kg |
| Total | Atanas Kirov Bulgaria | 255.0 kg | Leszek Skorupa Poland | 250.0 kg | Jiro Hosotani Japan | 245.0 kg |
| 60 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Georgi Todorov Bulgaria | 125.0 kg | Norair Nurikyan Bulgaria | 122.5 kg | Jan Wojnowski Poland | 122.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Nikolay Kolesnikov Soviet Union | 157.5 kg | Georgi Todorov Bulgaria | 155.0 kg | Norair Nurikyan Bulgaria | 155.0 kg |
| Total | Georgi Todorov Bulgaria | 280.0 kg WR | Nikolay Kolesnikov Soviet Union | 277.5 kg | Norair Nurikyan Bulgaria | 277.5 kg |
| 67.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Petro Korol Soviet Union | 130.0 kg | Nasrollah Dehnavi Iran | 130.0 kg | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland | 130.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Petro Korol Soviet Union | 175.0 kg | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland | 172.5 kg | Mukharby Kirzhinov Soviet Union | 167.5 kg |
| Total | Petro Korol Soviet Union | 305.0 kg | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland | 302.5 kg | Nasrollah Dehnavi Iran | 295.0 kg |
| 75 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Rumen Rusev Bulgaria | 152.5 kg | Nedelcho Kolev Bulgaria | 150.0 kg | Peter Wenzel East Germany | 142.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Nedelcho Kolev Bulgaria | 185.0 kg | Peter Wenzel East Germany | 180.0 kg | Rumen Rusev Bulgaria | 180.0 kg |
| Total | Nedelcho Kolev Bulgaria | 335.0 kg | Rumen Rusev Bulgaria | 332.5 kg | Peter Wenzel East Germany | 322.5 kg |
| 82.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Vladimir Ryzhenkov Soviet Union | 160.0 kg | Trendafil Stoychev Bulgaria | 155.0 kg | Leif Jenssen Norway | 155.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Trendafil Stoychev Bulgaria | 195.0 kg | Leif Jenssen Norway | 195.0 kg | Tsvetko Petkov Bulgaria | 195.0 kg |
| Total | Trendafil Stoychev Bulgaria | 350.0 kg | Leif Jenssen Norway | 350.0 kg | Rolf Milser West Germany | 347.5 kg |
| 90 kg |||||||
| Snatch | David Rigert Soviet Union | 172.5 kg | Sergey Poltoratsky Soviet Union | 162.5 kg | Jaakko Kailajärvi Finland | 160.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | David Rigert Soviet Union | 215.0 kg WR | Sergey Poltoratsky Soviet Union | 205.0 kg | Andon Nikolov Bulgaria | 202.5 kg |
| Total | David Rigert Soviet Union | 387.5 kg WR | Sergey Poltoratsky Soviet Union | 367.5 kg | Peter Petzold East Germany | 355.0 kg |
| 110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Valery Ustyuzhin Soviet Union | 167.5 kg | Jürgen Ciezki East Germany | 165.0 kg | Yury Zaitsev Soviet Union | 160.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Jürgen Ciezki East Germany | 212.5 kg | Valery Ustyuzhin Soviet Union | 212.5 kg | Yury Zaitsev Soviet Union | 207.5 kg |
| Total | Valery Ustyuzhin Soviet Union | 380.0 kg | Jürgen Ciezki East Germany | 377.5 kg | Yury Zaitsev Soviet Union | 367.5 kg |
| +110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | 185.0 kg | Hristo Plachkov Bulgaria | 180.0 kg | Gerd Bonk East Germany | 172.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | 240.0 kg | Serge Reding Belgium | 220.0 kg | Jürgen Heuser East Germany | 217.5 kg |
| Total | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | 425.0 kg | Serge Reding Belgium | 390.0 kg | Jürgen Heuser East Germany | 382.5 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Poland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | East Germany | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 13 | 5 | 4 | 22 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 8 | 8 | 5 | 21 |
| 3 | Iran | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Poland | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | East Germany | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Norway | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Belgium | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 |

## Team ranking

| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 78 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 74 |
| 3 | Poland | 50 |
| 4 | Japan | 42 |
| 5 | East Germany | 39 |
| 6 | Hungary | 35 |