1966 World Weightlifting Championships

International weightlifting competition 1966 Men's World Championships 1965 1968 thumb|200px|Publicity display in East Berlin The 1966 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in East Berlin, East Germany from October 15 to October 21, 1966. There were 117 men in action from 28 nations. Medal summary Bantamweight56 kgAleksey Vakhonin URS 1955362.5 kgImre Földi HUN360.0 kgMohammad Nassiri IRI 1964350.0 kgFeatherweight60 kgYoshinobu Miyake JPN 1947387.5 kgMieczysław Nowak POL 1928382.5 kgYoshiyuki Miyake JPN 1947370.0 kgLightweight67.5 kgYevgeny Katsura URS 1955437.5 kgMarian Zieliński POL 1928410.0 kgParviz Jalayer IRI 1964405.0 kgMiddleweight75 kgViktor Kurentsov URS 1955450.0 kgWaldemar Baszanowski POL 1928447.5 kgWerner Dittrich GDR442.5 kgLight heavyweight82.5 kgVladimir Belyaev URS 1955485.0 kgGyőző Veres HUN485.0 kgHans Zdražila TCH465.0 kgMiddle heavyweight90 kgGéza Tóth HUN487.5 kgIreneusz Paliński POL 1928477.5 kgMarek Gołąb POL 1928475.0 kgHeavyweight+90 kgLeonid Zhabotinsky URS 1955567.5 kgBob Bednarski USA537.5 kgStanislav Batishchev URS 1955530.0 kg Medal table flagcountry 5 0 1 URS 1955 1 2 0 1 0 1 JPN 1947 0 4 1 POL 1928 0 1 0 0 0 2 IRI 1964 0 0 1 0 0 1 References Results https://web.archive.org/web/20110709130554/http://sports123.com/wei/index.html 2011-07-09 (Sport 123) Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics https://web.archive.org/web/20110527172617/http://www.iwf.net/doc/statistics/WORLD_CHAMP_SENIOR_001_146.PDF 2011-05-27 External links International Weightlifting Federation World Weightlifting Championships World Weightlifting Championships Category:International sports competitions hosted by East Germany Category:World Weightlifting Championships Category:International weightlifting competitions hosted by Germany Category:October 1966 sports events in Europe Category:Sports competitions in East Berlin Category:1960s in Berlin