1970 World Weightlifting Championships
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The 1970 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Columbus, Ohio, United States from September 12 to September 20, 1970. There were 129 men from 28 nations in the competition.
Medal summary
Medal table
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 |  Poland |
2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |  Hungary |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 |  Iran |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  United States |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Belgium |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bulgaria |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Norway |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Finland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Japan |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 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 | 6 | 3 | 25 |
| 2 | Poland |
7 | 11 | 5 | 23 |
| 3 | Hungary |
5 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | Finland |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Iran |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Belgium |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Bulgaria |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 |  France |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  Philippines |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Japan |
0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| United States |
0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| 12 | Norway |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 |  Indonesia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Italy |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Puerto Rico |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 West Germany |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  East Germany |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 |  Lebanon |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 South Korea |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 36 | 36 | 36 | 108 | |
