Men's 56 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1947	Joseph de Pietro, USA	Richard Tom, USA	Rosaire Smith, CAN
1949	Mahmoud Namdjou, IRI	Kamal Mahmoud Mahgoub, EGY	Joseph de Pietro, USA
1950	Mahmoud Namdjou, IRI	Rafael Chimizhkian, SOV	Kamal Mahmoud Mahgoub, EGY
1951	Mahmoud Namdjou, IRI	Ali Mirzai, IRI	Kamal Mahmoud Mahgoub, EGY
1953	Ivan Udodov, SOV	Kamal Mahmoud Mahgoub, EGY	Karel Saitl, CZS
1954	Bakir Farzhutdinov, SOV	Mahmoud Namdjou, IRI	Ali Mirzai, IRI
1955	Vladimir Stogov, SOV	Charles Vinci, USA	Mahmoud Namdjou, IRI
1957	Vladimir Stogov, SOV	Ali Safa Sounboli, IRI	Mahmoud Namdjou, IRI
1958	Vladimir Stogov, SOV	Charles Vinci, USA	Ali Safa Sounboli, IRI
1959	Vladimir Stogov, SOV	Marian Jankowsky, POL	Imre Földi, HUN
1961	Vladimir Stogov, SOV	Imre Földi, HUN	Yoshinobu Miyake, JPN
1962	Yoshinobu Miyake, JPN	Imre Földi, HUN	Vladimir Stogov, SOV
1963	Aleksey Vachonin, SOV	Hiroshi Fukuda, JPN	Shiro Ichoniseki, JPN
1965	Imre Földi, HUN	Shiro Ichoniseki, JPN	Yoshinyuki Miyake, JPN
1966	Aleksey Vachonin, SOV	Imre Földi, HUN	Mohammad Nassiri, IRI
1969	Mohammad Nassiri, IRI	Atanas Kirov, BUL	Hiroshi Ono, JPN
1970	Mohammad Nassiri, IRI	Imre Földi, HUN	Henryk Trebicki, POL
1971	Gennadiy Chetin, SOV	Henryk Trebicki, POL	Mohammad Nassiri, IRI
1973	Atanas Kirov, BUL	Georgi Todorov, BUL	Koji Miki, JPN
1974	Atanas Kirov, BUL	Leszek Skorupa, POL	Jiro Hosotani, JPN
1975	Atanas Kirov, BUL	Waldemar Korcz, POL	Karel Prohl, CZS
1977	Jiro Hosotani, JPN	Georgi Todorov, BUL	Chen Manlin, CHN
1978	Daniel Núñez, CUB	Marek Seweryn, POL	Kenkichi Ando, JPN
1979	Anton Kodjabachev, BUL	Viktor Veretyennikov, SOV	Tadeusz Dembonczyk, POL
1981	Anton Kodjabachev, BUL	Andreas Letz, GDR	Nikolay Sacharov, SOV
1982	Anton Kodjabachev, BUL	Oksen Mirosyan, SOV	Wu Shude, CHN
1983	Oksen Mirosyan, SOV	Naim Sulejmanov, BUL	Andreas Letz, GDR
1985	Neno Terziski, BUL	Oksen Mirosyan, SOV	He Yingqiang, CHN
1986	Mitko Grablev, BUL	He Yingqiang, CHN	Oksen Mirosyan, SOV
1987	Neno Terziski, BUL	Liu Shoubin, CHN	Li Jae-Son, PRK
1989	Hafiz Suleymanov, SOV	Liu Shoubin, CHN	He Yingqiang, CHN
1990	Liu Shoubin, CHN	He Yingqiang, CHN	Chun Byung-Kwan, KOR
1991	Chun Byung-Kwan, KOR	Liu Shoubin, CHN	Luo Jianming, CHN
1998	Halil Mutlu, TUR	Lan Shizhang, CHN	Ivan Ivanov, BUL
1999	Halil Mutlu, TUR	Adrian Jigau, ROM	Wang Hsinyuan, TRE
2001	Halil Mutlu, TUR	Wang Hsinyuan, TRE	William Vargas, CUB
2002	Wu Mejin, CHN	Yang Chinyi, TRE	Adrian Jigau, ROM
2003	Wu Mejin, CHN	Adrian Jigau, ROM	Sedat Artuc, TUR
2005	Shin-yuan Wang, TPE	Jong-hoon Lee, KOR	Hoang Anh Tuan, VIE
2006	Li Zheng, CHN	Sergio Alvarez, CUB	Hoang Anh Tuan, VIE
2007	Cha Kum-Chol, PRK	Li Zheng, CHN	Eko Yuli Irawan, INA

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Men's 62 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1998	Leonidas Sabanis, GRE	Nikolai Pechalov, BUL	Sevdalin Mintchev, BUL
1999	Le Maosheng, CHN	Leonidas Sabanis, GRE	Sevdalin Mintchev, BUL
2001	Genadiy Aliashchuk, BLR	Li Yingiong, CHN	Stefan Georgiev, BUL
2002	Im Yong-Su, PRK	Le Maosheng, CHN	Stefan Georgiev, BUL
2003	Halil Mutlu, TUR	Zhiyong Shi, CHN	Genadiy Aliashchuk, BLR
2005	Le Qiu, CHN	Ping Zhang, CHN	Adrian Jigau, ROM
2006	Le Qiu, CHN	Oscar Figueroa, COL	Diego Fernando Salazar, COL
2007	Yang Fan, CHN	Im Yong-Su, PRK	Ivaylo Filev, BUL

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Men's 69 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1998	Plamen Jeliazkov, BUL	Georgios Tzelilis, GRE	Wan Jianhui, CHN
1999	Galabin Bojevski, BUL	Georgios Tzelilis, GRE	Valerios Leonidis, GRE
2001	Galabin Bojevski, BUL	Georgios Tzelilis, GRE	Reyhan Arbacioglu, TUR
2002	Zhang Gouzheng, CHN	Chen Chufu, CHN	Youssef Sbai, TUN
2003	Zhang Guozheng, CHN	Vladislav Lukanin, RUS	Bae-Young Lee, KOR
2005	Zhiyong Shi, CHN	Bae-Young Lee, KOR	Vencelas Dabaya, FRA
2006	Vencelas Dabaya, FRA	Zhiyong Shi, CHN	Demir Demirov, BUL
2007	Zhang Guozheng, CHN	Zhiyong Shi, CHN	Demir Demirov, BUL

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Men's 77 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1998	Slatan Varnev, BUL	Petar Tanev, BUL	Mehmet Yilmaz, TUR
1999	Saelem Nayef Badr, QAT	Victor Mitrou, GRE	Plamen Jeliazkov, BUL
2001	Saeed Abbas Nader, QAT	Arsen Melikyan, ARM	Oleg Perepechenov, RUS
2002	Georgi Markov, BUL	Oleg Perepechenov, RUS	Hossein Barkhah, IRI
2003	Falahati Mohammad Nejad, IRI	Gevorg Davtyan, ARM	Reyhan Arabacioglu, TUR
2005	Hongli Li, CHN	Sebastian Dogariu, ROM	Sufyan Abbas, QAT
2006	Taner Sagir, TUR	Hongli Li, CHN	Ara Khachatryan, ARM
2007	Ivan Stoitsov, BUL	Gevorg Davtyan, ARM	Hongli Li, CHN

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Men's 85 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1998	Pyrros Dimas, GRE	Marc Huster, GER	Yuriy Michkovets, RUS
1999	Shahin Nasirinia, IRI	Pyrros Dimas, GRE	Marc Huster, GER
2001	George Asanidze, GEO	Gagik Khachatryan, ARM	Aleksandr Anishchanka, BLR
2002	Zlatan Vassilev, BUL	George Asanidze, GEO	Ruslan Novikov, BLR
2003	Valeriu Calancea, ROM	Yuan Aijun, CHN	Sergo Chakhoyan, AUS
2005	Ilya Ilin, KAZ	Yong Lu, CHN	Aslambek Ediev, RUS
2006	Andrey Rybakov, BLR	Aslambek Ediev, RUS	Tigran Martirosyan, ARM
2007	Andrey Rybakov, BLR	Aslambek Ediev, RUS	Vadzim Straltsov, BLR

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Men's 94 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1998	Akakios Kakiasvilis, GRE	Oliver Caruso, GER	Leonidas Kokkas, GRE
1999	Akakios Kakiasvilis, GRE	Szymon Kolecki, POL	Leonidas Kokkas, GRE
2001	Koroush Bagheri, IRI	Nizami Pashayev, AZE	Szymon Kolecki, POL
2002	Nizami Pashayev, AZE	Milen Dobrev, BUL	Oliver Caruso, GER
2003	Milen Dobrev, BUL	Hakan Yilmaz, TUR	Vadim Vakarciuc, MDA
2005	Nizami Pashayev, AZE	Mukhamat Sozaev, RUS	Milen Dobrev, BUL
2006	Ilya Ilin, KAZ	Szymon Kolecki, POL	Roman Konstantinov, RUS
2007	Roman Konstaninov, RUS	Yohandrys Hernandez, CUB	Szymon Kolecki, POL

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Men's 105 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1998	Igor Rasoryonov, UKR	Cui Wenhua, CHN	Denys Gotfrid, UKR
1999	Denys Gotfrid, UKR	Yevgeniy Shichliannikov, RUS	Choi Jong-Kun, KOR
2001	Vladimir Smorchkov, RUS	Bunyami Sudas, TUR	Igor Rasoryonov, UKR
2002	Denys Gotfrid, UKR	Alan Tsagaev, BUL	Vladimir Smorchkov, RUS
2003	Saif Assad Assad, QAT	Vladimir Smorchkov, RUS	Bunyami Sudas, TUR
2005	Dmitry Klokov, RUS	Alexandru Bratan, MDA	Martin Tesovic, SVK
2006	Marcin Dolega, POL	Dmitriy Lapikov, RUS	Dmitriy Klokov, RUS
2007	Andrey Aramnov, BLR	Alan Tsagaev, BUL	Dmitriy Klokov, RUS

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Men's Over 105 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1998	Andrey Chemerkin, RUS	Ara Vardanyan, ARM	Viktors Scherbatis, LAT
1999	Andrey Chemerkin, RUS	Saeed Salem Jaber, QAT	Hossein Reza Zadeh, IRI
2001	Saeed Salem Jaber, QAT	Roman Mecheryakov, RUS	Andrey Chemerkin, RUS
2002	Hossein Reza Zadeh, IRI	Damjan Damyanov, BUL	Artem Udachyn, UKR
2003	Hossein Reza Zadeh, IRI	Artem Udachyn, UKR	Velichko Cholakov, BUL
2005	Hossein Reza Zadeh, IRI	Evgeny Chigishev, RUS	Jaber Saed Salem, QAT
2006	Hossein Reza Zadeh, IRI	Artem Udachyn, UKR	Dong Feng, CHN
2007	Viktors Scerbatihs, LAT	Yevgeniy Chigishev, RUS	Jaber Saeed Salem, QAT

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Women's 48 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1987	Huang Xiaoyu, CHN	Robin Byrd, USA	Sandra Gómez, ESP
1988	Huang Xiaoyu, CHN	Robin Byrd, USA	Aisah Siti, INA
1989	Huang Xiaoyu, CHN	Choi Myung-Shik, KOR	Chu Nanmei, TRE
1990	Cai Jun, CHN	Choi Myung-Shik, KOR	Li Yong-Hwa, PRK
1991	Izabela Rifatova, BUL	Liao Shuping, CHN	Donka Mincheva, BUL
1992	Liu Xiuhua, CHN	Izabela Rifatova, BUL	Donka Mincheva, BUL
1998	Li Yunli, CHN	Chu Nanmei, TRE	Tsai Hueywoan, TRE
1999	Donka Mintcheva, BUL	Sri Indriyani, INA	Kaori Niyanagi, JPN
2001	Gao Wei, CHN	Blessed Udoh, NGR	Chen Hantung, TRE
2002	Mingjuan Wang, CHN	Nurcan Taylan, TUR	Izabela Dragneva, BUL
2003	Mingjuan Wang, CHN	Aree Wiratthaworn, THA	Nurcan Taylan, TUR
2005	Mingjuan Wang, CHN	Pensiri Saelaw, THA	Aree Wiratthaworn, THA
2006	Yang Lian, CHN	Aree Wiratthaworn, THA	Hiromi Miyake, JPN
2007	Chen Xiexia, CHN	Pramsiri Bunphitphak, THA	Pensiri Laosirikul, THA

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Women's 53 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1998	Wang Xiufen, CHN	Izabela Dragneva, BUL	Robin Goad, USA
1999	Li Fengying, TRE	Winarni Binti Slamet, INA	Wang Xiufen, CHN
2001	Li Fengying, TRE	Qiu Hongxia, CHN	Alexandra Escobar, ECU
2002	Ri Song-Hui, PRK	Li Xuejiu, CHN	Polsak Udomporn, THA
2003	Polsak Udomporn, THA	Ri Song-Hui, PRK	Kuntanean Junpim, THA
2005	Ping Li, CHN	Junpim Kuntatean, THA	Yudergue Contreras, DOM
2006	Qiu Hongxia, CHN	Raema Lisa Rumbewas, INA	Suda Chaleephay, THA
2007	Ping Li, CHN	Nastassiya Novikava, BLR	Yoon Jin-Hee, KOR

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Women's 58 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1998	Kuo Pingchun, TRE	Song Zhijuan, CHN	Neli Jankova, BUL
1999	Chen Yanqing, CHN	Ri Song-Hui, PRK	Kuo Pingchun, TRE
2001	Aleksandra Klejnovska, POL	Liu Bing, CHN	Marieta Gotfryd, POL
2002	Song Zhijuan, CHN	Wandee Kameaim, THA	Charikia Kastritsi, GRE
2003	Sun Caiyan, CHN	Patmawati Patmawati, INA	Aylin Dasdelen, TUR
2005	Wei Gu, CHN	Wandee Kameaim, THA	Marina Shainova, RUS
2006	Qiu Hongmei, CHN	Svetlana Tsarukayeva, RUS	Wandee Kameaim, THA
2007	Qiu Hongmei, CHN	Marina Shaynova, RUS	O Jong-Ae, PRK

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Women's 63 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1998	Chen Junlien, TRE	Shi Lihua, CHN	Valentina Popova, RUS
1999	Chen Junlien, TRE	Xiang Meyin, CHN	Valentina Popova, RUS
2001	Xiao Ying, CHN	Anastasia Tsakiri, GRE	Kuo Pingchun, TRE
2002	Xia Liu, CHN	Anastasia Tsakiri, GRE	Gergana Kirilova, BUL
2003	Natalya Skakun, UKR	Xia Liu, CHN	Hanna Batsiushka, BLR
2005	Pawina Thongsuk, THA	Svetlana Shimkova, RUS	Xia Liu, CHN
2006	Quyang Xiaofang, CHN	Svetlana Shimkova, RUS	Meline Daluzyan, ARM
2007	Liu Haixia, CHN	Svetlana Tsarukayeva, RUS	Pak Hyon-Suk, PRK

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Women's 69 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1998	Tang Weifang, CHN	Wu Meiyi, TRE	Irina Kasimova, RUS
1999	Sun Tianni, CHN	Maria Trendafilova, BUL	Erszebet Markus, HUN
2001	Valentina Popova, RUS	Svetlana Habirova, RUS	Eszter Krutzler, HUN
2002	Pawina Thongsuk, THA	Valentina Popova, RUS	Nahla Mohamed, EGY
2003	Liu Chunhong, CHN	Eszter Krutzler, HUN	Valentina Popova, RUS
2005	Zarema Kasaeva, RUS	Haixia Liu, CHN	Olga Kiseleva, RUS
2006	Oksana Slivenko, RUS	Tatyana Matveyeva, RUS	Jean Elisabeth Lassen, CAN
2007	Oksana Slivenko, RUS	Liu Chunhong, CHN	Natalya Davydova, UKR

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Women's 75 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1987	Li Hongling, CHN	Maria Takacs, HUN	Tania Dimitrova, BUL
1988	Li Hongling, CHN	Milena Trendafilova, BUL	Arlys Kovach-Johnson, USA
1989	Milena Trendafilova, BUL	Zhang Xiaoli, CHN	Arlys Kovach-Johnson, USA
1990	Milena Trendafilova, BUL	Li Changping, CHN	Chen Shuchih, TRE
1991	Zhang Xiaoli, CHN	Milena Trendafilova, BUL	Maria Takacs, HUN
1992	Hua Ju, CHN	Kumi Haseba, JPN	Maria Takacs, HUN
1998	Karolina Lundahl, FIN	Sule Sahbaz, TUR	Maria Takacs, HUN
1999	Xu Jiao, CHN	Kim Soon-Hee, KOR	Ruth Ogbeifo, NGR
2001	Gyöngyi Likerecz, HUN	Sule Sahbaz, TUR	Cao Chunyan, CHN
2002	Svetlana Khabirova, RUS	Sun Ruiping, CHN	Lyudmila Arefiyeva, RUS
2003	Shang Chichun, CHN	Nahla Ramadan, EGY	Slaveyka Ruzhinska, BUL
2005	Chunhong Liu, CHN	Natalia Zabolotnaya, RUS	Svetlana Podobedova, RUS
2006	Cao Lei, CHN	Nadezhda Yevstyukhina, RUS	Zarema Kasayeva, RUS
2007	Cao Lei, CHN	Natalia Zabolotnaya, RUS	Nadezhda Yevstyukhina, RUS

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Women's Over 75 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1998	Tang Gonghong, CHN	Chen Hsiaolien, TRE	María Isabel Urrutía, COL
1999	Ding Meiyuan, CHN	Agata Wrobel, POL	Balkisu Musa, NGR
2001	Albina Khomich, RUS	Agata Wrobel, POL	Chen Hsiaolien, TRE
2002	Agata Wrobel, POL	Albina Khomich, RUS	Tang Gonghong, CHN
2003	Ding Meiyuan, CHN	Albina Khomich, RUS	Olga Korobka, UKR
2005	Mi-ran Jang, KOR	Shuangshuang Mu, CHN	Cheryl Haworth, USA
2006	Mi-ran Jang, KOR	Shuangshuang Mu, CHN	Olga Korobka, UKR
2007	Mi-ran Jang, KOR	Shuangshuang Mu, CHN	Olga Korobka, UKR

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Discontinued Classes

Men's 52 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1969	Vladislav Krichinin, SOV	Vladimir Smetanin, SOV	Walter Szoltysek, POL
1970	Sandor Holczreiter, HUN	Walter Szoltysek, POL	Vladimir Smetanin, SOV
1971	Zygmunt Smalcerz, POL	Sandor Holczreiter, HUN	Masahiro Ueki, JPN
1973	Mohammed Nassiri, IRI	Lajos Szücs, HUN	Zygmunt Smalcerz, POL
1974	Mohammed Nassiri, IRI	György Köszegi, HUN	Takeshi Horikoshi, JPN
1975	Zygmunt Smalcerz, POL	Aleksandr Voronin, SOV	Lajos Szücs, HUN
1977	Aleksandr Voronin, SOV	György Köszegi, HUN	Francisco Casamayor, CUB
1978	Kanybek Osmonaliyev, SOV	Tadeusz Golik, POL	Francisco Casamayor, CUB
1979	Kanybek Osmonaliyev, SOV	Ferenc Hornyak, HUN	Aleksandr Voronin, SOV
1981	Kanybek Osmonaliyev, SOV	Jacek Gutowski, POL	Kazushito Manabe, JPN
1982	Stefan Leletko, POL	Xenia Sarandaliev, BUL	Jacek Gutowski, POL
1983	Neno Terziski, BUL	Jacek Gutowski, POL	Stefan Leletko, POL
1985	Sevdalin Marinov, BUL	Zeng Guoqiang, CHN	Bernard Piekorz, POL
1986	Sevdalin Marinov, BUL	Jacek Gutowski, POL	Aleksey Kolokolzev, SOV
1987	Sevdalin Marinov, BUL	He Zhuoqiang, CHN	Jacek Gutowski, POL
1989	Ivan Ivanov, BUL	He Zhuoqiang, CHN	Traian Ciharean, ROM
1990	Ivan Ivanov, BUL	Huang Xiliang, CHN	Zhang Zairong, CHN
1991	Ivan Ivanov, BUL	Sevdalin Minchev, BUL	Zhang Zairong, CHN

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Men's 54 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1993	Ivan Ivanov, BUL	Halil Mutlu, TUR	Ko Kwang-Ku, KOR
1994	Halil Mutlu, TUR	Ivan Ivanov, BUL	Sevdalin Minchev, BUL
1995	Zhang Xiangsen, CHN	Halil Mutlu, TUR	Lan Shizhang, CHN
1997	Lan Shizang, CHN	Yan Bin, CHN	Wang Hsinyuan, TRE

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Men's 59 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1993	Nikolay Pechalov, BUL	Hafiz Suleymanoglu, TUR	Tang Ningsheng, CHN
1994	Nikolay Pechalov, BUL	Hafiz Suleymanoglu, TUR	Radostin Panajotov, BUL
1995	Leonidas Sabanis, GRE	Chun Byung-Kwan, KOR	Nikolay Pechalov, BUL
1997	Stefan Georgiev, BUL	Le Maosheng, CHN	Sevdalin Minchev, BUL

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Men's 60 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1922	Heinrich Graf, SUI	Karl Koiov, EST	Gustav Ernesaks, EST
1923	Andreas Stadler, AUT	Wilhelm Rosinek, AUT	Emil Kliment, AUT
1937	Georg Liebsch, GER	Anton Richter, AUT	Max Walter, GER
1938	Georg Liebsch, GER	Attilio Bescape, ITA	Anton Richter, AUT
1946	Arvid Andersson, SWE	Mahmoud Fayad, EGY	Moysey Kasyannik, SOV
1947	Robert Higgins, USA	Nam Su-Il, KOR	Emerick Ishikawa, USA
1949	Mahmoud Fayad, EGY	Johan Runge, DEN	Max Heral, FRA
1950	Mahmoud Fayad, EGY	Yevgeniy Lopatin, SOV	Julian Creus, GBR
1951	Sayed Khalifa Gouda, EGY	Johan Runge, DEN	Julian Creus, GBR
1953	Nikolay Saksonov, SOV	Rafael Chimizhkian, SOV	Einar Ericsson, SWE
1954	Rafael Chimizhkian, SOV	Ivan Udodov, SOV	Tun Maung Nil, MYA
1955	Rafael Chimizhkian, SOV	Ivan Udodov, SOV	Kamal Mahmoud Mahgoub, EGY
1957	Yevgeniy Minayev, SOV	Sebastiano Mannironi, ITA	Isaac Berger, USA
1958	Isaac Berger, USA	Yevgeniy Minayev, SOV	Sebastiano Mannironi, ITA
1959	Marian Zielinski, POL	Isaac Berger, USA	Sebastiano Mannironi, ITA
1961	Isaac Berger, USA	Sebastiano Mannironi, ITA	-- Yevgeniy Minayev, SOV
1962	Yevgeniy Minayev, SOV	Yevgeniy Kazura, SOV	Rudolf Kozlowski, POL
1963	Yoshinobu Miyake, JPN	Isaac Berger, USA	Imre Földi, HUN
1965	Yoshinobu Miyake, JPN	Mieczyslaw Nowak, POL	Rudolf Kozlowski, POL
1966	Yoshinobu Miyake, JPN	Mieczyslaw Nowak, POL	Yoshiyuki Miyake, JPN
1969	Yoshiyuki Miyake, JPN	Mladen Kuchev, BUL	Dito Chanidse, SOV
1970	Miecyslaw Nowak, POL	Jan Wojnowski, POL	Yoshiyuki Miyake, JPN
1971	Yoshiyuki Miyake, JPN	Kenkichi Ando, JPN	Norair Nurikjan, BUL
1973	Dito Chanidse, SOV	Norair Nurikjan, BUL	Jan Wojnowski, POL
1974	Georgi Todorov, BUL	Nikolay Kolesnikov, SOV	Norair Nurikjan, BUL
1975	Georgi Todorov, BUL	Nikolay Kolesnikov, SOV	Antoni Pawlak, POL
1977	Nikolay Kolesnikov, SOV	Janko Russev, BUL	Grzegorz Cziura, POL
1978	Nikolay Kolesnikov, SOV	Takashi Saito, JPN	Valentin Todorov, BUL
1979	Marek Seweryn, POL	Georgi Todorov, BUL	Setsuya Goto, JPN
1981	Beloslav Manolov, BUL	Daniel Núñez, CUB	Yurik Sarkisyan, SOV
1982	Yurik Sarkisyan, SOV	Andreas Behm, GDR	Daniel Núñez, CUB
1983	Yurik Sarkisyan, SOV	Stefan Topurov, BUL	Gelu Radu, ROM
1985	Naum Chalamanov, BUL	Yurik Sarkisyan, SOV	Andreas Letz, GDR
1986	Naum Chalamanov, BUL	Attila Czanka, HUN	Andreas Letz, GDR
1987	Stefan Topurov, BUL	Yurik Sarkisyan, ARM	Oksen Mirosyan, SOV
1989	Naim Suleymanoglu, TUR	Nikolai Pechalov, BUL	Attila Czanka, HUN
1990	Nikolai Pechalov, BUL	Kim Yong-Su, PRK	Luo Jianming, CHN
1991	Naim Suleymanoglu, TUR	Yurik Sarkisyan, SOV	He Yingqiang, CHN

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Men's 64 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1993	Naim Suleymanoglu, TUR	Ri Hi-Bong, PRK	Jurik Sarkisian, ARM
1994	Naim Suleymanoglu, TUR	Valerios Leonidis, GRE	Attila Czanka, HUN
1995	Naim Suleymanoglu, TUR	Valerios Leonidis, GRE	Peng Sang, CHN
1997	Xiao Jiangang, CHN	Hafiz Suleymanoglu, TUR	Assif Melichov, AZE

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Men's 67.5 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1922	Alfred Neuland, EST	Eduard Vanaaseme, EST	Voldemar Noormägi, EST
1923	Rudolf Edinger, AUT	Heinrich Baumann, gr	Bohumil Durdes, CZS
1937	Anthony Terlazzo, USA	Robert Fein, AUT	Karl Jansen, GER
1938	Anthony Terlazzo, USA	Mohamed Hamouda Attia, EGY	Karl Schwitalle, GER
1946	Stanley Stanczyk, USA	Vladimir Svetilko, SOV	Georgiy Popov, SOV
1947	Peter George, USA	John Stuart, CAN	George Espeut, GBR
1949	Ibrahim Hassanien Shams, EGY	Joe Pitman, USA	Arvid Andersson, SWE
1950	Joe Pittman, USA	Mohamed Hamouda Attia, EGY	Vladimir Svetilko, SOV
1951	Ibrahim Hassanien Shams, EGY	Joe Pitman, USA	Hassan Ferdows, IRI
1953	Peter George, USA	Dmitriy Ivanov, SOV	Said Khalifa Gouda, EGY
1954	Dmitriy Ivanov, SOV	Said Khalifa Gouda, EGY	Josef Tauchner, AUT
1955	Nikolay Kostylev, SOV	Said Khalifa Gouda, EGY	Tun Maung Nil, MYA
1957	Viktor Buchuyev, SOV	Ivan Abadshiev, BUL	Jan Czepulkowski, POL
1958	Viktor Buchuyev, SOV	Luciano de Genova, ITA	Henrik Tamraz, IRI
1959	Viktor Buchuyev, SOV	Akop Faradzyan, SOV	Abdul Wahid Aziz, IRQ
1961	Waldemar Baszanowski, POL	Sergey Lopatin, SOV	Marian Zielinski, POL
1962	Vladimir Kaplunov, SOV	Waldemar Baszanowski, POL	Marian Zielinski, POL
1963	Marian Zielinski, POL	Waldemar Baszanowski, POL	Vladimir Kaplunov, SOV
1965	Waldemar Baszanowski, POL	Marian Zielinski, POL	Vladimir Kaplunov, SOV
1966	Yevgeniy Kazura, SOV	Marian Zielinski, POL	Parviz Jalayer, IRI
1969	Waldemar Baszanowski, POL	Janos Bagocs, HUN	Zbigniew Kaczmarek, POL
1970	Zbigniew Kaczmarek, POL	Waldemar Baszanowski, POL	Janos Bagocs, HUN
1971	Zbigniew Kaczmarek, POL	Waldemar Baszanowski, POL	Mucharbiy Kirchinov, SOV
1973	Mucharbiy Kirchinov, SOV	Mladen Kuchev, BUL	Petar Janev, BUL
1974	Pyotr Korol, SOV	Zbigniew Kaczmarek, POL	Nasrollah Dehnavi, IRI
1975	Pyotr Korol, SOV	Zbigniew Kaczmarek, POL	Mladen Kuchev, BUL
1977	Roberto Urrutia, CUB	Sergey Pevsner, SOV	Zbigniew Kaczmarek, POL
1978	Janko Russev, BUL	Zbigniew Kaczmarek, POL	Gunter Ambrass, GDR
1979	Janko Russev, BUL	Joachim Kunz, GDR	Daniel Senet, FRA
1981	Joachim Kunz, GDR	Mincho Pachov, BUL	Daniel Senet, FRA
1982	Pjotr Mandra, POL	Virgil Dociu, ROM	Zhao Xinming, CHN
1983	Joachim Kunz, GDR	Janko Russev, BUL	Andreas Behm, GDR
1985	Michail Petrov, BUL	Veselin Galabarov, BUL	Yao Jingyuan, CHN
1986	Michail Petrov, BUL	Stefan Topurov, BUL	Marek Seweryn, POL
1987	Michail Petrov, BUL	Andreas Behm, GDR	Israel Militosyan, SOV
1989	Israel Militosyan, SOV	Joto Jotob, BUL	Kim Myong-Nam, PRK
1990	Kim Myong-Nam, PRK	Joto Jotov, BUL	Ri Hi-Bong, PRK
1991	Joto Jotov, BUL	Israel Militosyan, SOV	Kim Myong-Nam, PRK

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Men's 70 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1993	Joto Jotov, BUL	Ergun Batmaz, TUR	Andreas Behm, GER
1994	Fedail Guler, TUR	Joto Jotov, BUL	Angel Genchev, BUL
1995	Zhang Xugang, CHN	Fedail Guler, TUR	Ergun Batmaz, TUR
1997	Slatan Vanev, BUL	Zhang Xugang, CHN	Wan Jianhui, CHN

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Men's 75 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1922	Saul Hallop, EST	Albert Ozolins, LAT	Alfred Puusaag, EST
1923	Karl Freiberger, AUT	Leopold Friedrich, AUT	Alberts Ozolins, LAT
1937	John Terpak, USA	Adolf Wagner, GER	Johann Valla, AUT
1938	Adolf Wagner, GER	Rudolf Ismayr, GER	John Terpak, USA
1946	Khadr Sayed el Touni, EGY	John Terpak, USA	Frank Spellman, USA
1947	Stanley Stanczyk, USA	Frank Spellman, USA	Kim Sung-Jip, KOR
1949	Khadr Sayed el Touni, EGY	Peter George, USA	Mohammed Rahnavardi, IRI
1950	Khadr Sayed el Touni, EGY	Peter George, USA	Vladimir Puchkarev, SOV
1951	Peter George, USA	David Sheppard, USA	Khadr Sayed el Touni, EGY
1953	Tamio Kono, USA	David Sheppard, USA	Yuriy Duganov, SOV
1954	Peter George, USA	Fyodor Bogdanovskiy, SOV	Stanley Stanczyk, USA
1955	Peter George, USA	Fyodor Bogdanovskiy, SOV	Ingemar Franzen, SWE
1957	Tamio Kono, USA	Fyodor Bogdanovskiy, SOV	Jan Bochenek, POL
1958	Tamio Kono, USA	Fyodor Bogdanovskiy, SOV	Marcel Paterni, FRA
1959	Tamio Kono, USA	Fyodor Bogdanovskiy, SOV	Jan Bochenek, POL
1961	Aleksandr Kurinov, SOV	Gyözö Veres, HUN	Marcel Paterni, FRA
1962	Aleksandr Kurinov, SOV	Mihaly Huszka, HUN	Ali Mohammad Teherani, IRI
1963	Aleksandr Kurinov, SOV	Mihaly Huszka, HUN	Hans Zdrazila, CZS
1965	Viktor Kurenzov, SOV	Werner Dittrich, GDR	Aleksandr Kurinov, SOV
1966	Viktor Kurenzov, SOV	Waldemar Baszanowski, POL	Werner Dittrich, GDR
1969	Viktor Kurenzov, SOV	Gabor Szarvas, HUN	Juhani Mursu, FIN
1970	Viktor Kurenzov, SOV	Leif Jensen, NOR	Gabor Szarvas, HUN
1971	Vladimir Kanigin, SOV	Leif Jensen, NOR	Anselmo Silvino, ITA
1973	Nedelcho Kolev, BUL	Peter Wenzel, GDR	Andras Stark, HUN
1974	Nedelcho Kolev, BUL	Rumen Russev, BUL	Peter Wenzel, GDR
1975	Peter Wenzel, GDR	Jordan Mitkov, BUL	Nedelcho Kolev, BUL
1977	Yurik Vardanyan, SOV	Peter Wenzel, GDR	Günter Schliwka, GDR
1978	Roberto Urrutia, CUB	Vartan Militosyan, SOV	Peter Wenzel, GDR
1979	Roberto Urrutia, CUB	Nedelcho Kolev, BUL	Peter Wenzel, GDR
1981	Janko Russev, BUL	Aleksandr Perviy, SOV	Julio Echenique, CUB
1982	Janko Russev, BUL	Mincho Pachov, BUL	Vladimir Michalev, SOV
1983	Alexander Varbanov, BUL	Vladimir Kusnetsov, SOV	Zdravko Stoichkov, BUL
1985	Alexander Varbanov, BUL	Mincho Pachov, BUL	Andrei Socaci, ROM
1986	Alexander Varbanov, BUL	Biroslav Gidikov, BUL	Andrei Socaci, ROM
1987	Borislav Gidikov, BUL	Alexander Varbanov, BUL	Ingo Steinhöfel, GDR
1989	Altyamurat Orasdurdiyev, SOV	Rodríguez Pablo Lara, CUB	Chon Chol-Ho, PRK
1990	Fyodor Kassapu, SOV	Andrei Socaci, ROM	Jordan Jordanov, BUL
1991	Rodríguez Pablo Lara, CUB	Roman Sevasteyev, SOV	Fyodor Kassapu, SOV

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Men's 76 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1993	Altyamurat Orasdurdiyev, TKM	Ruslan Savchenko, UKR	Kim Myong-Nam, PRK
1994	Rodríguez Pablo Lara, CUB	Ingo Steinhöfel, GER	Ruslan Savchenko, UKR
1995	Rodríguez Pablo Lara, CUB	Joto Jotov, BUL	Victor Mitrou, GRE
1997	Joto Jotov, BUL	Georgi Gardev, BUL	Waldemar Kosinski, POL

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Men's 82.5 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1922	Roger François, FRA	Johannes Toom, EST	Robert Thiane, EST
1923	Jaroslav Skobla, CZS	Sebastian Haberl, AUT	August Böhnel, AUT
1937	Fritz Haller, AUT	Louis Hostin, FRA	Anton Gietl, GER
1938	John Davis, USA	Fritz Haller, AUT	Louis Hostin, FRA
1946	Grigoriy Novak, SOV	Frank Kay, USA	Henri Ferrari, FRA
1947	John Terpak, USA	Keeval Daly, GUY	Juhani Vellamo, FIN
1949	Stanley Stanczyk, USA	Jean Debuf, FRA	Sayed Rasoul Raissi, IRI
1950	Stanley Stanczyk, USA	Arkadiy Vorobiyev, SOV	Arabi Awadi, EGY
1951	Stanley Stanczyk, USA	Jean Debuf, FRA	Mohammed Rahnavardi, IRI
1953	Arkadiy Vorobiyev, SOV	Trofim Lomakin, SOV	Stanley Stanczyk, USA
1954	Tamio Kono, USA	Trofim Lomakin, SOV	Jean Debuf, FRA
1955	Tamio Kono, USA	Vassiliy Stepanov, SOV	James George, USA
1957	Trofim Lomakin, SOV	James George, USA	Jalal Mansouri, IRI
1958	Trofim Lomakin, SOV	James George, USA	Ireneusz Palinski, POL
1959	Rudolf Plyukfelder, SOV	Ireneusz Palinski, POL	James George, usa0
1961	Rudolf Plyukfelder, SOV	Geza Toth, HUN	Tamio Kono, USA
1962	Gyözö Veres, HUN	Tamio Kono, USA	Geza Toth, HUN
1963	Gyözö Veres, HUN	Rudolf Plyukfelder, SOV	Geza Toth, HUN
1965	Norbert Ozimek, POL	Aleksandr Kidayev, SOV	Jerzy Kaczkowski, POL
1966	Vladimir Belyayev, SOV	Gyözö Veres, HUN	Hans Zdrazila, CZS
1969	Masashi Ouchi, JPN	Karoly Bakos, HUN	Boris Selizkiy, SOV
1970	Gennadiy Ivanchenko, SOV	Norbert Ozimek, POL	David Rigert, SOV
1971	Boris Pavlov, SOV	Kaarlo Kangasniemi, FIN	György Horvath, HUN
1973	Vladimir Rychenkov, SOV	Frank Zielecke, GDR	Stefan Sochanski, POL
1974	Trendafil Stoichev, BUL	Leif Jensen, NOR	Rolf Milser, FRG
1975	Valeriy Chariy, SOV	Trendafil Stoichev, BUL	Juhani Avellan, FIN
1977	Gennadiy Bessonov, SOV	Peter Baczako, HUN	Pawel Rabczewski, POL
1978	Yurik Vardanyan, SOV	Peter Baczako, HUN	Pawel Rabczewski, POL
1979	Yurik Vardanyan, SOV	Blagoi Blagoev, BUL	Dusan Poliacek, CZS
1981	Yurik Vardanyan, SOV	Asen Zlatev, BUL	Dusan Poliacek, CZS
1982	Asen Zlatev, BUL	Aleksandr Pervey, SOV	Bertalan Mandzak, HUN
1983	Yurik Vardanyan, SOV	Asen Zlatev, BUL	László Barsi, HUN
1985	Yurik Vardanyan, SOV	Asen Zlatev, BUL	László Kiraly, HUN
1986	Asen Zlatev, BUL	Israil Arsamakov, SOV	László Barsi, HUN
1987	László Barsi, HUN	Sergey Li, SOV	Asen Zlatev, BUL
1989	Kiril Kunev, BUL	Plamen Bratoichev, BUL	Ingo Steinhöfel, GDR
1990	Altyamurat Orasdurdiyev, SOV	Sergey Li, SOV	Kiril Kunev, BUL
1991	Ibragim Samadov, SOV	Aleksandr Blyshchik, SOV	Plamen Bratoichev, BUL

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Men's 83 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1993	Pyrros Dimas, GRE	Marc Huster, GER	Kiril Kunev, BUL
1994	Marc Huster, GER	Sergo Zhachyan, ARM	Sunay Bulut, TUR
1995	Pyrros Dimas, GRE	Marc Huster, GER	Vadim Varkatchiuk, MDA
1997	Andrzej Cofalik, POL	Dursun Sevinc, TUR	Krzysztof Siemion, POL

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Men's 90 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1951	Norbert Schemansky, USA	Mohamed Ibrahim Saleh, EGY	Firouz Pojhan, IRI
1953	Norbert Schemansky, USA	Mohamed Ibrahim Saleh, EGY	Abd el Mohammed Kerim, USA
1954	Arkadiy Vorobiyev, SOV	David Sheppard, USA	Clyde Emrich, USA
1955	Arkadiy Vorobiyev, SOV	Clyde Emrich, USA	Mohammed Rahnavardi, IRI
1957	Arkadiy Vorobiyev, SOV	Mohammed Rahnavardi, IRI	Firouz Pojhan, IRI
1958	Arkadiy Vorobiyev, SOV	David Sheppard, USA	Ivan Veselinov, BUL
1959	Louis Martin, GBR	Arkadiy Vorobiyev, SOV	Czeslaw Bialas, POL
1961	Ireneusz Palinski, POL	Louis Martin, GBR	Arkadiy Vorobiyev, SOV
1962	Louis Martin, GBR	Ireneusz Palinski, POL	William March, USA
1963	Louis Martin, GBR	Ireneusz Palinski, POL	Edvard Brovko, SOV
1965	Louis Martin, GBR	Vladimir Golovanov, SOV	Geza Toth, HUN
1966	Geza Toth, HUN	Ireneusz Palinski, POL	Marek Golab, POL
1969	Kaarlo Kangasniemi, FIN	Bo Johansson, SWE	Geza Toth, HUN
1970	Vassiliy Kolotov, SOV	Philip Grippaldi, USA	Geza Toth, HUN
1971	David Rigert, SOV	Vassiliy Kolotov, SOV	Bo Johansson, SWE
1973	David Rigert, SOV	Vassiliy Kolotov, SOV	Peter Petzold, GDR
1974	David Rigert, SOV	Sergey Poltoratskiy, SOV	Peter Petzold, GDR
1975	David Rigert, SOV	Sergey Poltoratskiy, SOV	Peter Petzold, GDR
1977	Sergey Poltoratskiy, SOV	Rolf Milser, FRG	Alberto Blanco, CUB
1978	Rolf Milser, FRG	Gennadiy Bessonov, SOV	Ferenc Antalovics, HUN
1979	Gennadiy Bessonov, SOV	Rolf Milser, FRG	Witold Walo, POL
1981	Blagoi Blagojev, BUL	Yuriy Sacharevich, SOV	Lubomir Ucherov, BUL
1982	Blagoi Blagojev, BUL	Yurik Vardanyan, SOV	Frank Mantek, GDR
1983	Blagoi Blagojev, BUL	Viktor Solodov, SOV	Andrzej Piotrowski, POL
1985	Anatoliy Chrapatiy, SOV	--	Piotr Krukowski, POL Viktor Solodov, SOV
1986	Anatoliy Chrapatiy, SOV	Viktor Solodov, SOV	Zoltan Balazsfi, HUN
1987	Anatoliy Chrapatiy, SOV	Ivan Chakarov, BUL	Slawomir Zawada, POL
1989	Anatoliy Chrapatiy, SOV	Sergey Sirtsov, SOV	Ivan Chakarov, BUL
1990	Anatoliy Chrapatiy, SOV	Ivan Chakarov, BUL	Kim Byung-Chan, KOR
1991	Sergey Sirtsov, SOV	Ivan Chakarov, BUL	Kim Byung-Chan, KOR

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Men's 91 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1993	Ivan Chakarov, BUL	Kakhi Kakiazhvili, GEO	Anatoliy Chrapatiy, KAZ
1994	Aleksey Petrov, RUS	Akakios Kakiazhvili, GRE	Viktor Beliatskiy, BLR
1995	Igor Alekseyev, RUS	Alexander Karapetian, ARM	Andrej Makarov, KAZ
1997	Maksim Agapitov, RUS	Tadeusz Drzazga, POL	Julio Luna, VEN

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Men's 99 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1993	Viktor Tregubov, RUS	Sergey Syrtsov, RUS	Igor Sadykow, GER
1994	Sergey Syrtsov, RUS	Viktor Tregubov, RUS	Stanislav Rybalchenko, UKR
1995	Akakios Kakiazhvili, GRE	Sergey Syrtsov, RUS	Anatoliy Chrapatiy, KAZ
1997	Martin Tesovic, SVK	CHoi Jong-Kun, KOR	Aleksey Obukov, UKR

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Men's 100 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1977	Anatoliy Koslov, SOV	Helmut Losch, GDR	Michel Broillet, FRA
1978	David Rigert, SOV	Sergey Arakelov, SOV	Manfred Funke, GDR
1979	Pavel Sirchin, SOV	Janos Solyomvari, HUN	Alberto Blanco, CUB
1981	Viktor Sots, SOV	Bruno Matykiewicz, CZS	Veselin Osikovski, BUL
1982	Viktor Sots, SOV	Yuriy Sacharevich, SOV	Bruno Matykiewicz, CZS
1983	Pavel Kusnetzov, SOV	Aleksandr Popov, SOV	Andrzej Komar, POL
1985	Sandor Szanyi, HUN	Pavel Kusnetzov, SOV	Nicu Vlad, ROM
1986	Nicu Vlad, ROM	Boris Seregin, SOV	Sandor Szanyi, HUN
1987	Pavel Kusnetzov, SOV	Nicu Vlad, ROM	Sandor Szanyi, HUN
1989	Petar Stefanov, BUL	Nicu Vlad, ROM	Pavel Kusnetzov, SOV
1990	Nicu Vlad, ROM	Igor Sadykov, SOV	Sergey Kopytov, SOV
1991	Igor Sadykov, SOV	Ivalin Raichev, BUL	Francis Tournefier, FRA

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Men's 108 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1993	Timur Taimasov, UKR	Stefan Botev, AUS	Igor Rasoryonov, UKR
1994	Timur Taimasov, UKR	Nicu Vlad, AUS	Artur Akoyev, RUS
1995	Igor Rasoryonov, UKR	Cui Wenhua, CHN	Sergey Flerko, RUS
1997	Cui Wenhua, CHN	Mariusz Jedra, POL	Wes Barnett, USA

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Men's 110 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1969	Robert Bednarski, USA	Jaan Talts, SOV	Kauko Kangasniemi, FIN
1970	Jaan Talts, SOV	Alexander Kraichev, BUL	Robert Bednarski, USA
1971	Yuriy Kosin, SOV	Stefan Grützner, GDR	Alexander Kraichev, BUL
1973	Pavel Pervuchin, SOV	Helmut Losch, GDR	Javier González, CUB
1974	Valeriy Ustyuchin, SOV	Jürgen Ciezki, GDR	Yuriy Saitsev, SOV
1975	Valentin Christov, BUL	Vassiliy Macheykov, SOV	Jürgen Ciezki, GDR
1977	Valentin Christov, BUL	Yuriy Saitsev, SOV	Jürgen Ciezki, GDR
1978	Yuriy Saitsev, SOV	Jürgen Ciezki, GDR	Leif Nilsson, SWE
1979	Sergey Arakelov, SOV	Valentin Christov, BUL	Leonid Taranenko, SOV
1981	Valeriy Kravchuk, SOV	Vyacheslav Klokov, SOV	Plamen Asparuchov, BUL
1982	Sergey Arakelov, SOV	Vyacheslav Klokov, SOV	Antonin Baraniak, CZS
1983	Vyacheslav Klokov, SOV	József Jacso, HUN	Antonin Baraniak, CZS
1985	Yuriy Sacharevich, SOV	Milos Ciernik, CZS	Norberto Oberburger, ITA
1986	Yuriy Sacharevich, SOV	Sergey Nagirniy, SOV	József Jacso, HUN
1987	Yuriy Sacharevich, SOV	József Jacso, HUN	Antonin Baraniak, CZS
1989	Stefan Botev, BUL	Andrew Davies, GBR	Miroslaw Dabrowski, POL
1990	Stefan Botev, BUL	Nail Muchamedyarov, SOV	Pavlos Saltsidis, GRE
1991	Artur Akoyev, SOV	Ronny Weller, GER	Ernesto Montoya, CUB

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Men's Over 82.5 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1922	Harold Tammer, EST	Karlis Leiland, LAT	Kaljo-Feliks Raag, EST
1923	Franz Aigner, AUT	Josef Leppelt, AUT	Georg Schrammel, AUT
1937	Josef Manger, GER	Vaclav Psenicka, CZS	Heinz Schattner, GER
1938	Josef Manger, GER	Steve Stanko, USA	Arnold Luhäär, EST
1946	John Davis, USA	Yakov Kuchenko, SOV	Mohamed Ahmed Geisa, EGY
1947	John Davis, USA	Norbert Schemansky, USA	Vaclav Becvar, CZS
1949	John Davis, USA	Niels Petersen, DEN	Robert Allart, BEL
1950	John Davis, USA	Yakov Kuchenko, SOV	Melvin Barnett, GBR

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Men's Over 90 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1951	John Davis, USA	James Bradford, USA	Mohamed Ahmed Geisa, EGY
1953	Douglas Hepburn, CAN	John Davis, USA	Humberto Selvetti, ARG
1954	Norbert Schemansky, USA	James Bradford, USA	Franz Hölbl, AUT
1955	Paul Anderson, USA	James Bradford, USA	Eino Mäkinen, FIN
1957	Aleksey Medvedev, SOV	Humberto Selvetti, ARG	Alberto Pigiani, ITA
1958	Aleksey Medvedev, SOV	David Ashman, USA	Firouz Pohjan, IRI
1959	Yuriy Vlassov, SOV	James Bradford, USA	Ivan Veselinov, BUL
1961	Yuriy Vlassov, SOV	Richard Zirk, USA	Eino Mäkinen, FIN
1962	Yuriy Vlassov, SOV	Norbert Schemansky, USA	Gary Gubner, USA
1963	Yuriy Vlassov, SOV	Norbert Schemansky, USA	Leonid Sharbotinskiy, SOV
1965	Leonid Sharbotinskiy, SOV	Gary Gubner, USA	Karoly Ecser, HUN
1966	Leonid Sharbotinskiy, SOV	Robert Bednarski, USA	Stanislav Batichev, SOV

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Men's Over 108 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1993	Ronny Weller, GER	Manfred Nerlinger, FRG	Andrey Chemerkin, RUS
1994	Aleksandr Kurlovich, BLR	Andrey Chemerkin, RUS	Stefan Botev, AUS
1995	Andrey Chemerkin, RUS	Ronny Weller, GER	Stefan Botev, AUS
1997	Andrey Chemerkin, RUS	Ronny Weller, GER	Viktors Scherbatis, LAT

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Men's Over 110 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1969	Joseph Dube, USA	Serge Reding, BEL	Stanislav Batichev, SOV
1970	Vassiliy Alekseyev, SOV	Serge Reding, BEL	Kalevi Lahdenranta, FIN
1971	Vassiliy Alekseyev, SOV	Kenneth Patera, USA	Ivan Atanassov, BUL
1973	Vassiliy Alekseyev, SOV	Rudolf Mang, FRG	Stanislav Batichev, SOV
1974	Vassiliy Alekseyev, SOV	Serge Reding, BEL	Jürgen Heuser, GDR
1975	Vassiliy Alekseyev, SOV	Gerd Bonk, GDR	Christo Plachkov, BUL
1977	Vassiliy Alekseyev, SOV	Aslanbek Yenaldiyev, SOV	Jürgen Heuser, GDR
1978	Jürgen Heuser, GDR	Sultan Rachmanov, SOV	Gerd Bonk, GDR
1979	Sultan Rachmanov, SOV	Jürgen Heuser, GDR	Gerd Bonk, GDR
1981	Anatoliy Pisarenko, SOV	Senno Salzwedel, GDR	Tadeusz Rutkowski, POL
1982	Anatoliy Pisarenko, SOV	Antonio Krastev, BUL	Bohuslav Braum, CZS
1983	Anatoliy Pisarenko, SOV	Aleksandr Kurlovich, SOV	Antonio Krastev, BUL
1985	Antonio Krastev, BUL	Aleksandr Gunyachev, SOV	Manfred Nerlinger, FRG
1986	Antonio Krastev, BUL	Manfred Nerlinger, FRG	Robert Skolimowski, POL
1987	Aleksandr Kurlovich, SOV	Leonid Taranenko, SOV	Antonio Krastev, BUL
1989	Aleksandr Kurlovich, SOV	Rizvan Gelizhkanov, SOV	Michael Schubert, GDR
1990	Leonid Taranenko, SOV	Artur Akoyev, SOV	Jiri Zubricky, CZS
1991	Aleksandr Kurlovich, SOV	Manfred Nerlinger, FRG	Kim Tae-Hyun, KOR

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Women's 44 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1987	Cai Jun, CHN	Chen Aizhen, CHN	Sibby Flowers, USA
1988	Xing Fen, CHN	Choi Myung-Shik, KOR	Ponco Imbarwati, INA
1989	Xing Fen, CHN	Kunjarani Nameirakpam, IND	Bastiyah Said, INA
1990	Wu Xiangmei, CHN	Satomi Saito, JPN	Bastiyah Said, INA
1991	Xing Fen, CHN	Kunjarani Nameirakpam, IND	Sibby Flowers, USA
1992	Guan Hong, CHN	Kunjarani Nameirakpam, IND	Sibby Flowers, USA

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Women's 46 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1993	Chu Nanmei, TRE	Yu Shiufen, TRE	Satomi Saito, JPN
1994	Yun Yanhong, CHN	Kunjarani Nameirakpam, IND	Tsai Hueywoan, TRE
1995	Guan Hong, CHN	Kunjarani Nameirakpam, IND	Tsai Hueywoan, TRE
1996	Guan Hong, CHN	Kunjarani Nameirakpam, IND	Tsai Hueywoan, TRE
1997	Liu Ling, CHN	Kunjarani Nameirakpam, IND	Sri Indriyani, INA

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Women's 50 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1993	Liu Xiuhua, CHN	Guan Hong, CHN	Kuo Chiuchun, TRE
1994	Robin Byrd, USA	Izabela Rifatova, BUL	Li Chuanchen, TRE
1995	Liu Xiuhua, CHN	Chu Nanmei, TRE	Izabela Rifatova, BUL
1996	Liu Xiuhua, CHN	Choi Myung-Shik, KOR	Chu Nanmei, TRE
1997	Winarni Binti Slamet, INA	Izabela Dragneva, BUL	Ri Yong-Hwa, PRK

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Women's 52 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1987	Yan Zangqun, CHN	Marguarita Babadzanova, BUL	Rachel Silverman, USA
1988	Peng Liping, CHN	Sandra Gómez, ESP	Kim Oh-Sook, KOR
1989	Peng Liping, CHN	Hiromi Uemura, JPN	Siyka Stojeva, BUL
1990	Liao Shuping, CHN	Hiromi Uemura, JPN	Pauline Haughton, GBR
1991	Peng Liping, CHN	Robin Byrd, USA	Hiromi Uemura, JPN
1992	Peng Liping, CHN	Siyka Stojeva, BUL	Robin Byrd, USA

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Women's 54 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1993	Chen Xiaomin, CHN	Robin Byrd, USA	Karnam Malleswari, IND
1994	Karnam Malleswari, IND	Li Fengying, CHN	Janeta Georgieva, BUL
1995	Karnam Malleswari, IND	Zhang Xixiang, CHN	Kuo Pingchun, TRE
1996	Xhang Xixiang, CHN	Kuo Pingchun, TRE	Karnam Malleswari, IND
1997	Meng Xianjuan, CHN	Song Hui-Ri, PRK	Saipin Detsaeng, THA

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Women's 56 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1987	Cui Aihong, CHN	Won Soon-Yi, KOR	Stéphanie Genna, FRA
1988	Ma Na, CHN	Won Soon-Yi, KOR	Yang Meitzu, TRE
1989	Xing Liwei, CHN	Janeta Georgieva, BUL	Lolita Pallay, IND
1990	Wu Haiqing, CHN	Chia Pingni, TRE	Janeta Georgieva, BUL
1991	Sun Caiyan, CHN	Nely Jankova, BUL	Nancy Niro, CAN
1992	Sun Caiyan, CHN	Neli Simova, BUL	Ni Chiaping, TRE

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Women's 59 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1993	Sun Caiyan, CHN	Gargana Kirilova, BUL	Maria Christoforidou, GRE
1994	Zhou Feie, CHN	Gargana Kirilova, BUL	Khassaraborn Suta, THA
1995	Chen Xiaomin, CHN	Setti Laxmi Neelam, IND	Wu Meiyi, TRE
1996	Chen Xiaomin, CHN	Maria Christoforidou, GRE	Yuriko Takahashi, JPN
1997	Patmawati Patmawati, INA	Khassaraborn Suta, THA	Ju Ni Naw, MYA

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Women's 60 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1987	Zeng Xinling, CHN	Ibolya Torma, HUN	Gabriela Dimitrova, BUL
1988	Yang Jing, CHN	Maria Christoforidou, GRE	Collene Colley, USA
1989	Ma Na, CHN	Camelia Nikolajeva, BUL	Daniela Kerkelova, BUL
1990	Maria Christoforidou, GRE	Ji Qinghua, CHN	Daniela Kerkelova, BUL
1991	Han Lixia, CHN	Won Soon-Yi, KOR	Daniela Kerkelova, BUL
1992	Li Hongyun, CHN	Maria Christoforidou, GRE	Won Soon-Yi, KOR

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Women's 64 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1993	Li Hongyun, CHN	Won Soon-Yi, KOR	Julie Malenfant, CAN
1994	Li Hongyun, CHN	Kuo Shufen, TRE	Erzsebet Markus, HUN
1995	Chen Junlien, TRE	Gergana Kirilova, BUL	Maria Christoforidou, GRE
1996	Li Hongyun, CHN	Chen Junlien, TRE	Huang Hsili, TRE
1997	Chen Yanqing, CHN	Chen Junlien, TRE	Neelamsetty Laxmi, IND

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Women's 67.5 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1987	Gao Lijuan, CHN	Arlys Kovach-Johnson, USA	Senka Asenova, BUL
1988	Guo Qiuxiang, CHN	Maria Takacs, HUN	Jannette Rose, GBR
1989	Guo Qiuxiang, CHN	Maria Takacs, HUN	Valkana Tocheva, BUL
1990	Wang Genying, CHN	Camelia Nikolajeva, BUL	Maria Takacs, HUN
1991	Lei Li, CHN	Kumi Haseba, JPN	Kim Dong-Hee, KOR
1992	Gao Lijuan, CHN	Milena Trendafilova, BUL	Dolores Martínez, ESP

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Women's 70 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1993	Milena Trendafilova, BUL	Kumi Haseba, JPN	Kim Dong-Hee, KOR
1994	Zhou Meihong, CHN	Qu Lihua, CHN	Wasana Pucharkarn, THA
1995	Tang Weifang, CHN	Li Hongyun, CHN	Milena Trendafilova, BUL
1996	Tang Weifang, CHN	Irina Kasimova, RUS	Kim Dong-Hee, KOR
1997	Xiang Fenglan, CHN	Huang Hsili, TRE	Ilona Danko, HUN

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Women's 76 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1993	Hua Ju, CHN	Li Changping, CHN	Maria Takacs, HUN
1994	Panagiota Antonopoulou, GRE	Maria Takacs, HUN	Albina Komich, RUS
1995	Li Yan, CHN	Zhang Xiaoli, CHN	Maria Takacs, HUN
1996	Li Yan, CHN	Maria Takacs, HUN	Panagiota Antonopoulou, GRE
1997	Hua Ju, CHN	Maria Takacs, HUN	Kim Soon-Hee, KOR

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Women's 82.5 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1987	Karyn Marshall, USA	Erika Takacs, HUN	Milena Mileskova, BUL
1988	Li Yanxia, CHN	Erika Takacs, HUN	Milena Mileskova, BUL
1989	Li Hongling, CHN	María Isabel Urrutia, CUB	Judith Oakes, GBR
1990	María Isabel Urrutia, CUB	Valkana Tocheva, BUL	Chung Sook-Kwon, KOR
1991	Li Hongling, CHN	María Isabel Urrutia, CUB	Chen Shuchih, TRE
1992	Zhang Xiaoli, CHN	Chen Shuchih, TRE	Valkana Tocheva, BUL

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Women's 83 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1993	Chen Shuchih, TRE	Panagiota Antonopoulou, GRE	Bharti Singh, IND
1994	María Isabel Urrutia, COL	Chen Shuchih, TRE	Derya Acigoz, TUR
1995	Chen Shuchih, TRE	María Isabel Urrutia, COL	Panagiota Antonopoulou, GRE
1996	Wei Xinagqin, CHN	Chen Shuchih, TRE	María Isabel Urrutia, COL
1997	Tang Weifang, CHN	María Isabel Urrutia, COL	Mon Khin Aye, MYA

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Women's Over 82.5 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1987	Han Changmei, CHN	Becky Levi, USA	Snejana Vasileva, BUL
1988	Han Changmei, CHN	Karyn Marshall, USA	Veronika Tobias, HUN
1989	Han Changmei, CHN	Karyn Marshall, USA	Carol Cady, USA
1990	Li Yajuan, CHN	Karyn Marshall, USA	Christina Ilieva, BUL
1991	Li Yajuan, CHN	Carla Garrett, USA	Erika Takacs, HUN
1992	Li Yajuan, CHN	Erika Takacs, HUN	Eridania Segura, DOM

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Women's Over 83 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1993	Li Yajuan, CHN	Carla Garrett, USA	Lubov Grigurko, UKR
1994	Karoliina Lundahl, FIN	Chen Hsiaolien, TRE	Myrtle Augee, GBR
1995	Erika Takacs, HUN	Chen Hsiaolien, TRE	Karoliina Lundahl, FIN
1996	Wan Ni, CHN	Karoliina Lundahl, FIN	Chen Hsiaolien, TRE
1997	Ma Runmei, CHN	Chen Hsiaolien, TRE	Aye Aung Aye, MYA

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