# 1977 World Weightlifting Championships

The 1977 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Stuttgart, West Germany from September 17 to September 25, 1977. There were 186 men in action from 44 nations.

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 52 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Aleksandr Voronin Soviet Union | 107.5 kg | Masatomo Takeuchi Japan | 105.0 kg | György Kőszegi Hungary | 102.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Aleksandr Voronin Soviet Union | 140.0 kg | Mohammad Nassiri Iran | 135.0 kg | Francisco Casamayor Cuba | 132.5 kg |
| Total | Aleksandr Voronin Soviet Union | 247.5 kg WR | György Kőszegi Hungary | 235.0 kg | Francisco Casamayor Cuba | 230.0 kg |
| 56 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Daniel Núñez Cuba | 112.5 kg | Georgi Todorov Bulgaria | 110.0 kg | Tadeusz Dembończyk Poland | 110.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Jiro Hosotani Japan | 145.0 kg | Chen Manlin China | 140.0 kg | Frank Mavius East Germany | 140.0 kg |
| Total | Jiro Hosotani Japan | 252.5 kg | Georgi Todorov Bulgaria | 247.5 kg | Chen Manlin China | 245.0 kg |
| 60 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Nikolay Kolesnikov Soviet Union | 122.5 kg | Grzegorz Cziura Poland | 122.5 kg | Yanko Rusev Bulgaria | 122.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Nikolay Kolesnikov Soviet Union | 157.5 kg | Yanko Rusev Bulgaria | 155.0 kg | Ioan Buta Romania | 150.0 kg |
| Total | Nikolay Kolesnikov Soviet Union | 280.0 kg | Yanko Rusev Bulgaria | 277.5 kg | Grzegorz Cziura Poland | 270.0 kg |
| 67.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Roberto Urrutia Cuba | 142.5 kg WR | Daniel Senet France | 135.0 kg | Werner Schraut West Germany | 132.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sergey Pevsner Soviet Union | 172.5 kg | Roberto Urrutia Cuba | 172.5 kg | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland | 170.0 kg |
| Total | Roberto Urrutia Cuba | 315.0 kg | Sergey Pevsner Soviet Union | 302.5 kg | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland | 297.5 kg |
| 75 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Yurik Vardanyan Soviet Union | 152.5 kg | Peter Wenzel East Germany | 150.0 kg | András Stark Hungary | 150.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yurik Vardanyan Soviet Union | 192.5 kg | Günter Schliwka East Germany | 190.0 kg | Peter Wenzel East Germany | 187.5 kg |
| Total | Yurik Vardanyan Soviet Union | 345.0 kg | Peter Wenzel East Germany | 337.5 kg | Günter Schliwka East Germany | 330.0 kg |
| 82.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Gennady Bessonov Soviet Union | 157.5 kg | Blagoy Blagoev Bulgaria | 155.0 kg | Péter Baczakó Hungary | 152.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Gennady Bessonov Soviet Union | 195.0 kg | Paweł Rabczewski Poland | 192.5 kg | Péter Baczakó Hungary | 192.5 kg |
| Total | Gennady Bessonov Soviet Union | 352.5 kg | Péter Baczakó Hungary | 345.0 kg | Paweł Rabczewski Poland | 337.5 kg |
| 90 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Sergey Poltoratsky Soviet Union | 167.5 kg | Rolf Milser West Germany | 162.5 kg | Ferenc Antalovics Hungary | 157.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Rolf Milser West Germany | 207.5 kg | Sergey Poltoratsky Soviet Union | 207.5 kg | Alberto Blanco Cuba | 197.5 kg |
| Total | Sergey Poltoratsky Soviet Union | 375.0 kg | Rolf Milser West Germany | 370.0 kg | Alberto Blanco Cuba | 355.0 kg |
| 100 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Michel Broillet Switzerland | 170.0 kg | Anatoly Kozlov Soviet Union | 162.5 kg | Helmut Losch East Germany | 162.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Anatoly Kozlov Soviet Union | 205.0 kg | Helmut Losch East Germany | 205.0 kg | Mark Cameron United States | 202.5 kg |
| Total | Anatoly Kozlov Soviet Union | 367.5 kg | Helmut Losch East Germany | 367.5 kg | Michel Broillet Switzerland | 365.0 kg |
| 110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Valentin Hristov Bulgaria | 180.0 kg | Jürgen Ciezki East Germany | 172.5 kg | Yury Zaitsev Soviet Union | 170.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yury Zaitsev Soviet Union | 225.0 kg | Valentin Hristov Bulgaria | 225.0 kg | Leif Nilsson Sweden | 220.0 kg |
| Total | Valentin Hristov Bulgaria | 405.0 kg | Yury Zaitsev Soviet Union | 395.0 kg | Jürgen Ciezki East Germany | 390.0 kg |
| +110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | 185.0 kg | Jürgen Heuser East Germany | 182.5 kg | Aslanbek Yenaldiev Soviet Union | 182.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | 245.0 kg | Aslanbek Yenaldiev Soviet Union | 240.0 kg | Jürgen Heuser East Germany | 237.5 kg |
| Total | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | 430.0 kg | Aslanbek Yenaldiev Soviet Union | 422.5 kg | Jürgen Heuser East Germany | 420.0 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Cuba | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | East Germany | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Hungary | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 21 | 6 | 2 | 29 |
| 2 | Cuba | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | West Germany | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | East Germany | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 8 | Hungary | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | Poland | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 10 | China | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Iran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | Totals (15 entries) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 |