| 52 kg |
|---|
| Snatch | Mustafa Mustafov|BUL|1971}} | 100.0 kg | György Kőszegi|HUN}} | 97.5 kg | Zygmunt Smalcerz|POL}} | 97.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Zygmunt Smalcerz|POL}} | 132.5 kg | Lajos Szűcs|HUN}} | 130.0 kg | Mustafa Mustafov|BUL|1971}} | 127.5 kg |
| Total | Zygmunt Smalcerz|POL}} | 230.0 kg | Lajos Szűcs|HUN}} | 227.5 kg | Mustafa Mustafov|BUL|1971}} | 227.5 kg |
| 56 kg |
|---|
| Snatch | Vladimir Anikin|URS|1955}} | 110.0 kg | Atanas Kirov|BUL|1971}} | 110.0 kg | Włodzimierz Jakub|POL}} | 107.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Atanas Kirov|BUL|1971}} | 147.5 kg | Karel Prohl|TCH}} | 140.0 kg | Vladimir Anikin|URS|1955}} | 137.5 kg |
| Total | Atanas Kirov|BUL|1971}} | 257.5 kg | Vladimir Anikin|URS|1955}} | 247.5 kg | Karel Prohl|TCH}} | 245.0 kg |
| 60 kg |
|---|
| Snatch | Georgi Todorov|BUL|1971}} | 120.0 kg | János Benedek|HUN}} | 120.0 kg | Dito Shanidze|URS|1955}} | 120.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Georgi Todorov|BUL|1971}} | 152.5 kg | Dito Shanidze|URS|1955}} | 152.5 kg | Norair Nurikyan|BUL|1971}} | 150.0 kg |
| Total | Georgi Todorov|BUL|1971}} | 272.5 kg | Dito Shanidze|URS|1955}} | 272.5 kg | Norair Nurikyan|BUL|1971}} | 265.0 kg |
| 67.5 kg |
|---|
| Snatch | Zbigniew Kaczmarek|POL}} | 132.5 kg | Mukharby Kirzhinov|URS|1955}} | 127.5 kg | Walter Legel|AUT}} | 125.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Mukharby Kirzhinov|URS|1955}} | 172.5 kg | Zbigniew Kaczmarek|POL}} | 165.0 kg | Henryk Rum|POL}} | 160.0 kg |
| Total | Mukharby Kirzhinov|URS|1955}} | 300.0 kg | Zbigniew Kaczmarek|POL}} | 297.5 kg | Walter Legel|AUT}} | 280.0 kg |
| 75 kg |
|---|
| Snatch | Nedelcho Kolev|BUL|1971}} | 152.5 kg | Peter Wenzel|GDR}} | 145.0 kg | András Stark|HUN}} | 142.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Nedelcho Kolev|BUL|1971}} | 187.5 kg | Viktor Kurentsov|URS|1955}} | 185.0 kg | Peter Wenzel|GDR}} | 182.5 kg |
| Total | Nedelcho Kolev|BUL|1971}} | 340.0 kg | Peter Wenzel|GDR}} | 327.5 kg | Viktor Kurentsov|URS|1955}} | 325.0 kg |
| 82.5 kg |
|---|
| Snatch | Vladimir Ryzhenkov|URS|1955}} | 160.0 kg | Rumen Rusev|BUL|1971}} | 157.5 kg | Trendafil Stoychev|BUL|1971}} | 152.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Vladimir Ryzhenkov|URS|1955}} | 197.5 kg | Trendafil Stoychev|BUL|1971}} | 195.0 kg | Rumen Rusev|BUL|1971}} | 187.5 kg |
| Total | Vladimir Ryzhenkov|URS|1955}} | 357.5 kg | Trendafil Stoychev|BUL|1971}} | 347.5 kg | Rumen Rusev|BUL|1971}} | 345.0 kg |
| 90 kg |
|---|
| Snatch | Andon Nikolov|BUL|1971}} | 175.0 kg | David Rigert|URS|1955}} | 172.5 kg | Sergey Poltoratsky|URS|1955}} | 162.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | David Rigert|URS|1955}} | 212.5 kg | Andon Nikolov|BUL|1971}} | 210.0 kg | Peter Petzold|GDR}} | 200.0 kg |
| Total | David Rigert|URS|1955}} | 385.0 kg | Andon Nikolov|BUL|1971}} | 385.0 kg | Sergey Poltoratsky|URS|1955}} | 362.5 kg |
| 110 kg |
|---|
| Snatch | Valentin Hristov|BUL|1971}} | 167.5 kg | Jürgen Ciezki|GDR}} | 165.0 kg | Valery Ustyuzhin|URS|1955}} | 162.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Valery Ustyuzhin|URS|1955}} | 227.5 kg | Valentin Hristov|BUL|1971}} | 220.0 kg | Jürgen Ciezki|GDR}} | 205.0 kg |
| Total | Valery Ustyuzhin|URS|1955}} | 390.0 kg | Valentin Hristov|BUL|1971}} | 387.5 kg | Jürgen Ciezki|GDR}} | 370.0 kg |
| +110 kg |
|---|
| Snatch | Vasily Alekseyev|URS|1955}} | 187.5 kg | Serge Reding|BEL}} | 175.0 kg | Gerd Bonk|GDR}} | 167.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Gerd Bonk|GDR}} | 235.0 kg | Vasily Alekseyev|URS|1955}} | 235.0 kg | Serge Reding|BEL}} | 225.0 kg |
| Total | Vasily Alekseyev|URS|1955}} | 422.5 kg | Gerd Bonk|GDR}} | 402.5 kg | Serge Reding|BEL}} | 400.0 kg |