# 1969 World Weightlifting Championships

The 1969 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from September 20 to September 28, 1969. There were 166 men from 37 nations in the competition.

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 52 kg |||||||
| Press | Vladislav Krishchishin Soviet Union | 112.5 kg | Sándor Holczreiter Hungary | 110.0 kg | Zygmunt Smalcerz Poland | 105.0 kg |
| Snatch | Vladimir Smetanin Soviet Union | 102.5 kg | Walter Szołtysek Poland | 100.0 kg | Chaiya Sukchinda Thailand | 97.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Vladimir Smetanin Soviet Union | 130.0 kg | Walter Szołtysek Poland | 130.0 kg | Vladislav Krishchishin Soviet Union | 127.5 kg |
| Total | Vladislav Krishchishin Soviet Union | 337.5 kg WR | Vladimir Smetanin Soviet Union | 337.5 kg | Walter Szołtysek Poland | 335.0 kg |
| 56 kg |||||||
| Press | Imre Földi Hungary | 125.0 kg | Mohammad Nassiri Iran | 120.0 kg | Fernando Báez Puerto Rico | 115.0 kg |
| Snatch | Henryk Trębicki Poland | 107.5 kg | Imre Földi Hungary | 105.0 kg | Hiroshi Ono Japan | 105.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Mohammad Nassiri Iran | 140.0 kg | Atanas Kirov Bulgaria | 137.5 kg | Hiroshi Ono Japan | 132.5 kg |
| Total | Mohammad Nassiri Iran | 360.0 kg | Atanas Kirov Bulgaria | 347.5 kg | Hiroshi Ono Japan | 342.5 kg |
| 60 kg |||||||
| Press | Mladen Kuchev Bulgaria | 130.0 kg | Yoshiyuki Miyake Japan | 125.0 kg | Jan Wojnowski Poland | 122.5 kg |
| Snatch | Masao Kato Japan | 117.5 kg | Yoshiyuki Miyake Japan | 115.0 kg | Dito Shanidze Soviet Union | 115.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Dito Shanidze Soviet Union | 150.0 kg | Masao Kato Japan | 147.5 kg | Yoshiyuki Miyake Japan | 145.0 kg |
| Total | Yoshiyuki Miyake Japan | 385.0 kg | Mladen Kuchev Bulgaria | 385.0 kg | Dito Shanidze Soviet Union | 380.0 kg |
| 67.5 kg |||||||
| Press | Nasrollah Dehnavi Iran | 140.0 kg | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland | 140.0 kg | Waldemar Baszanowski Poland | 140.0 kg |
| Snatch | Waldemar Baszanowski Poland | 135.0 kg | Ondrej Hekel Czechoslovakia | 130.0 kg | János Bagócs Hungary | 127.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Waldemar Baszanowski Poland | 170.0 kg | János Bagócs Hungary | 167.5 kg | Ondrej Hekel Czechoslovakia | 162.5 kg |
| Total | Waldemar Baszanowski Poland | 445.0 kg WR | János Bagócs Hungary | 430.0 kg | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland | 425.0 kg |
| 75 kg |||||||
| Press | Viktor Kurentsov Soviet Union | 152.5 kg | Juhani Mursu Finland | 145.0 kg | Leif Jenssen Norway | 142.5 kg |
| Snatch | Aimé Terme France | 140.0 kg | Viktor Kurentsov Soviet Union | 137.5 kg | Gábor Szarvas Hungary | 135.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Viktor Kurentsov Soviet Union | 177.5 kg | Gábor Szarvas Hungary | 175.0 kg | Tamotsu Sunami Japan | 165.0 kg |
| Total | Viktor Kurentsov Soviet Union | 467.5 kg | Gábor Szarvas Hungary | 440.0 kg | Juhani Mursu Finland | 437.5 kg |
| 82.5 kg |||||||
| Press | Russell Knipp United States | 162.5 kg | Hans Bettembourg Sweden | 162.5 kg | Boris Selitsky Soviet Union | 160.0 kg |
| Snatch | Masushi Ouchi Japan | 152.5 kg WR | Norbert Ozimek Poland | 145.0 kg | Valery Shary Soviet Union | 142.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Károly Bakos Hungary | 185.0 kg | Valery Shary Soviet Union | 182.5 kg | Boris Selitsky Soviet Union | 182.5 kg |
| Total | Masushi Ouchi Japan | 487.5 kg | Károly Bakos Hungary | 487.5 kg | Boris Selitsky Soviet Union | 482.5 kg |
| 90 kg |||||||
| Press | Kaarlo Kangasniemi Finland | 175.0 kg | Karl Arnold East Germany | 170.0 kg | Bo Johansson Sweden | 165.0 kg |
| Snatch | Bo Johansson Sweden | 150.0 kg | Kaarlo Kangasniemi Finland | 150.0 kg | Géza Tóth Hungary | 145.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Géza Tóth Hungary | 190.0 kg | Kaarlo Kangasniemi Finland | 190.0 kg | Bakr El-Sayed Bassam United Arab Republic | 187.5 kg |
| Total | Kaarlo Kangasniemi Finland | 515.0 kg | Bo Johansson Sweden | 500.0 kg | Géza Tóth Hungary | 495.0 kg |
| 110 kg |||||||
| Press | Bob Bednarski United States | 182.5 kg | Jaan Talts Soviet Union | 180.0 kg | Eivind Rekustad Norway | 175.0 kg |
| Snatch | Bob Bednarski United States | 160.0 kg WR | Jaan Talts Soviet Union | 155.0 kg | Kauko Kangasniemi Finland | 155.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Jaan Talts Soviet Union | 212.5 kg WR | Bob Bednarski United States | 212.5 kg | Kauko Kangasniemi Finland | 190.0 kg |
| Total | Bob Bednarski United States | 555.0 kg WR | Jaan Talts Soviet Union | 547.5 kg | Kauko Kangasniemi Finland | 507.5 kg |
| +110 kg |||||||
| Press | Serge Reding Belgium | 202.5 kg | Joseph Dube United States | 202.5 kg | Stanislav Batishchev Soviet Union | 192.5 kg |
| Snatch | Stanislav Batishchev Soviet Union | 165.0 kg | Joseph Dube United States | 162.5 kg | Leonid Zhabotinsky Soviet Union | 162.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Serge Reding Belgium | 215.0 kg | Stanislav Batishchev Soviet Union | 212.5 kg | Joseph Dube United States | 212.5 kg |
| Total | Joseph Dube United States | 577.5 kg | Serge Reding Belgium | 570.0 kg | Stanislav Batishchev Soviet Union | 570.0 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Japan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Iran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Hungary | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Press, Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 10 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| 2 | United States | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Poland | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Japan | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | Hungary | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Finland | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | Belgium | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Thailand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | United Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | Totals (17 entries) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 108 |