The 1971 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lima, Peru from September 18 to September 26, 1971. There were 144 men from 30 nations in the competition.
Medal summary edit
Medal table edit
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 |  Poland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  Japan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 |  Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Press, Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 16 | 8 | 4 | 28 |
| 2 | Poland | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Japan | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | East Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Hungary | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | United States | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Iran | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 | Finland | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 |  Belgium | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 17 |  Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 108 | |
References edit
- Results (Sport 123)
- Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine