# 1975 World Weightlifting Championships

The 1975 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held at the Luzhniki Sports Palace in Moscow, Soviet Union from September 15 to September 23, 1975. There were 169 men in action from 33 nations.

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 52 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Zygmunt Smalcerz Poland | 105.0 kg | Masatomo Takeuchi Japan | 105.0 kg | Lajos Szűcs Hungary | 100.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Zygmunt Smalcerz Poland | 132.5 kg | Aleksandr Voronin Soviet Union | 132.5 kg | Lajos Szűcs Hungary | 130.0 kg |
| Total | Zygmunt Smalcerz Poland | 237.5 kg | Aleksandr Voronin Soviet Union | 232.5 kg | Lajos Szűcs Hungary | 230.0 kg |
| 56 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Waldemar Korcz Poland | 112.5 kg | Włodzimierz Jakub Poland | 112.5 kg | Karel Prohl Czechoslovakia | 110.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Atanas Kirov Bulgaria | 145.0 kg | Karel Prohl Czechoslovakia | 140.0 kg | Waldemar Korcz Poland | 140.0 kg |
| Total | Atanas Kirov Bulgaria | 255.0 kg | Waldemar Korcz Poland | 252.5 kg | Karel Prohl Czechoslovakia | 250.0 kg |
| 60 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Nikolay Kolesnikov Soviet Union | 125.0 kg | Georgi Todorov Bulgaria | 125.0 kg | Setsuya Goto Japan | 122.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Georgi Todorov Bulgaria | 160.0 kg | Takashi Saito Japan | 155.0 kg | Antoni Pawlak Poland | 155.0 kg |
| Total | Georgi Todorov Bulgaria | 285.0 kg WR | Nikolay Kolesnikov Soviet Union | 277.5 kg | Antoni Pawlak Poland | 275.0 kg |
| 67.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland | 137.5 kg | Petro Korol Soviet Union | 135.0 kg | Mladen Kuchev Bulgaria | 132.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Petro Korol Soviet Union | 177.5 kg WR | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland | 175.0 kg | Mukharby Kirzhinov Soviet Union | 172.5 kg |
| Total | Petro Korol Soviet Union | 312.5 kg | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland | 312.5 kg | Mladen Kuchev Bulgaria | 302.5 kg |
| 75 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Yordan Mitkov Bulgaria | 150.0 kg | Nedelcho Kolev Bulgaria | 145.0 kg | Peter Wenzel East Germany | 145.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Peter Wenzel East Germany | 190.0 kg | Yordan Mitkov Bulgaria | 182.5 kg | Nedelcho Kolev Bulgaria | 180.0 kg |
| Total | Peter Wenzel East Germany | 335.0 kg | Yordan Mitkov Bulgaria | 332.5 kg | Nedelcho Kolev Bulgaria | 325.0 kg |
| 82.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Valery Shary Soviet Union | 162.5 kg | Trendafil Stoychev Bulgaria | 162.5 kg | Péter Baczakó Hungary | 157.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Rolf Milser West Germany | 200.0 kg | Valery Shary Soviet Union | 195.0 kg | Trendafil Stoychev Bulgaria | 195.0 kg |
| Total | Valery Shary Soviet Union | 357.5 kg | Trendafil Stoychev Bulgaria | 357.5 kg | Juhani Avellan Finland | 350.0 kg |
| 90 kg |||||||
| Snatch | David Rigert Soviet Union | 167.5 kg | Michel Broillet Switzerland | 167.5 kg | Sergey Poltoratsky Soviet Union | 165.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | David Rigert Soviet Union | 210.0 kg | Sergey Poltoratsky Soviet Union | 207.5 kg | Peter Petzold East Germany | 202.5 kg |
| Total | David Rigert Soviet Union | 377.5 kg | Sergey Poltoratsky Soviet Union | 372.5 kg | Peter Petzold East Germany | 362.5 kg |
| 110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Valentin Hristov Bulgaria | 180.0 kg | Vasily Mazheikov Soviet Union | 170.0 kg | Jürgen Ciezki East Germany | 170.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Valentin Hristov Bulgaria | 237.5 kg | Vasily Mazheikov Soviet Union | 220.0 kg | Jürgen Ciezki East Germany | 220.0 kg |
| Total | Valentin Hristov Bulgaria | 417.5 kg | Vasily Mazheikov Soviet Union | 390.0 kg | Jürgen Ciezki East Germany | 390.0 kg |
| +110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Hristo Plachkov Bulgaria | 195.0 kg | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | 187.5 kg | Jürgen Heuser East Germany | 180.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Gerd Bonk East Germany | 242.5 kg | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | 240.0 kg | Jürgen Heuser East Germany | 232.5 kg |
| Total | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | 427.5 kg | Gerd Bonk East Germany | 422.5 kg | Hristo Plachkov Bulgaria | 420.0 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Poland | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | East Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 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 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 23 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 9 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | Poland | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | East Germany | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 |
| 5 | West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Japan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 |