1973 World Weightlifting Championships
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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.
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
World Weightlifting Championships
World Weightlifting Championships is an event organised by International Weightlifting Federation .It has been held since 1891. In March 1891, competing against champions from Brussels, Hamburg, England, Vienna, Italy, and Berlin in a three-day event, Edward Lawrence Levy of England won the first...
were held in Havana
Havana
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, Cuba
Cuba
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from September 15 to September 23, 1973. There were 189 men from 39 nations in the competition.
Medal summary
| 52 kg | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch | 102.5 kg | | 100.0 kg | | 100.0 kg | |||
| Clean & Jerk | 140.0 kg WR |
132.5 kg | 127.5 kg | |||
| Total | 240.0 kg WR |
| 230.0 kg | | 227.5 kg | |||
| 56 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | 117.5 kg WR |
| 112.5 kg | | 110.0 kg | |||
| Clean & Jerk | | 147.5 kg | 142.5 kg | | 142.5 kg | |||
| Total | | 257.5 kg WR |
| 255.0 kg | 252.5 kg | |||
| 60 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | 122.5 kg | | 120.0 kg | | 115.0 kg | |||
| Clean & Jerk | | 152.5 kg | | 152.5 kg | | 145.0 kg | |||
| Total | | 272.5 kg | | 267.5 kg | 257.5 kg | |||
| 67.5 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | 132.5 kg | | 130.0 kg | | 130.0 kg | |||
| Clean & Jerk | | 175.0 kg | 170.0 kg | | 165.0 kg | |||
| Total | 305.0 kg | | 302.5 kg | | 292.5 kg | |||
| 75 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | | 147.5 kg | 140.0 kg | | 137.5 kg | |||
| Clean & Jerk | | 190.0 kg WR |
177.5 kg | | 177.5 kg | |||
| Total | | 337.5 kg WR |
317.5 kg | | 312.5 kg | |||
| 82.5 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | | 160.0 kg | | 157.5 kg | 155.0 kg | |||
| Clean & Jerk | | 192.5 kg | | 192.5 kg | 187.5 kg | |||
| Total | 350.0 kg | | 347.5 kg | | 332.5 kg | |||
| 90 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | | 165.0 kg | | 162.5 kg | 160.0 kg | |||
| Clean & Jerk | | 202.5 kg | | 200.0 kg | 197.5 kg | |||
| Total | | 365.0 kg | 360.0 kg | | 357.5 kg | |||
| 110 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | 170.0 kg | | 162.5 kg | | 157.5 kg | |||
| Clean & Jerk | | 215.0 kg | | 215.0 kg | | 200.0 kg | |||
| Total | | 385.0 kg | | 370.0 kg | | 362.5 kg | |||
| +110 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | | 180.0 kg | 177.5 kg | | 175.0 kg | |||
| Clean & Jerk | | 225.0 kg | | 222.5 kg | | 220.0 kg | |||
| Total | | 402.5 kg | | 400.0 kg | | 392.5 kg | |||
Medal table
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals| 1 |  Soviet Union |
6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 |  Bulgaria |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Iran |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| 1 | Soviet Union |
12 | 8 | 2 | 22 |
| 2 | Bulgaria |
7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | Iran |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Romania |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|