History of Olympic Weightlifting
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To view the results of these tournaments, please select the search criteria in the forms. There are various types of searches available. You may choose to view the list of medalist or generate the lists of all world champions by weight class or year of the world championship.
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Summary table below displays a historical overview of tournaments through the years.
Year | Host City | Republic | Athletes |
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1970 | Dnepropetrovsk | Ukraine | 139 |
1971 | Yerevan | Armenia | 115 |
1972 | Sochi | Russia | 130 |
1973 | Tuapse | Russia | 143 |
1974 | Zaporozhie | Ukraine | 180 |
1975 | Chelyabinsk | Russia | 156 |
1976 | Sverdlovski | Russia | 190 |
1977 | Ryazan | Russia | 181 |
1978 | Fergana | Uzbekistan | 204 |
1979 | Frunze | Kirgizia | 191 |
1980 | Alma Ata | Kazakhstan | 200 |
1981 | Donetsk | Ukraine | 178 |
1982 | Moscow | Russia | 101 |
1983 | Leningrad | Russia | 149 |
1984 | Zaporozhie | Ukraine | 165 |
1985 | Leningrad | Russia | 198 |
1986 | Lipetsk | Russia | |
1987 | Izhevsk | Russia | 140 |
1988 | Samarkand | Uzbekistan | 135 |
1989 | Moscow | Russia | 67 |
1990 | Lugansk | Ukraine | 125 |
1991 | Mtsensk | Russia | 104 |