1973 World Weightlifting Championships
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Host city | Havana, Cuba |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15–23 September 1973 |
The 1973 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Havana, Cuba from September 15 to September 23, 1973. There were 189 men from 39 nations in the competition. These were the first championships held since the elimination of the clean and press from competition.
Medal summary
[edit | edit source]
Medal table
[edit | edit source]
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 |  Bulgaria | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Iran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  East Germany | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Poland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 |  Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 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 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 22 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Japan | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Iran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | East Germany | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 | |
References
[edit | edit source]- Results (Sport 123)
- Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine