| Index | |||||||
| Weightlifting - Men | |||||||
| under 75kg | under 82.5kg | under 90kg | |||||
| 1960 | Olympics | Kurynov | URS | Palinski | POL | Vorobyov | URS |
| 1964 | Olympics | Zdrazila | CZE | Plukfelder | URS | Golovanov | URS |
| 1968 | Olympics | Kurentsov | URS | Selitsky | URS | Kandasniemi | FIN |
| 1972 | Olympics | Bikov | BUL | Jennson | NOR | Nikolov | URS |
| 1973 | World | Kolev | BUL | Ryzhenko | URS | Rigert | URS |
| 1974 | World | Kolev | BUL | Stoichev | BUL | Rigert | URS |
| 1975 | World | Wenzel | DDR | Shary | URS | Rigert | URS |
| 1976 | Olympics | Mitkov | BUL | Shary | URS | Rigert | URS |
| 1977 | World | Vardanyan | URS | Bessonov | URS | Poltoratsky | URS |
| 1978 | World | Urrutia | CUB | Vardanyan | URS | Milser | FDR |
| 1979 | World | Urrutia | CUB | Vardanyan | URS | Bessonov | URS |
| 1980 | Olympics | Zlatev | BUL | Vardanyan | URS | Baczako | HUN |
| 1981 | World | Rusev | BUL | Vardanyan | URS | Blagoev | BUL |
| 1982 | World | Rusev | BUL | Zlatev | BUL | Blagoev | BUL |
| 1983 | World | Varbanov | BUL | Vardanyan | URS | Blagoev | BUL |
| 1984 | Olympics | Radschinsky | FDR | Becheru | ROM | Vlad | ROM |
| 1985 | World | Varbanov | BUL | Vardanyan | URS | Khrapaty | URS |
| 1986 | World | Varbanov | BUL | Zlatev | BUL | Khrapaty | URS |
| 1987 | World | Gidikov | BUL | Barsi | HUN | Khrapaty | URS |
| 1988 | Olympics | Gidikov | BUL | Arsamakov | URS | Khrapaty | URS |
| 1989 | World | Orazdurdyev | URS | Kounev | BUL | Khrapaty | URS |
| 1990 | European | Kuznetsov | URS | Orazdurdyev | URS | Khrapaty | URS |
| 1990 | World | Kasapu | URS | Orazdurdyev | URS | Khrapaty | URS |
| 1991 | European | Socaci | ROM | Orazdurdyev | CIS | Chakarov | BUL |
| 1991 | World | Lara | CUB | Samadev | CIS | Syrtsov | CIS |
| 1992 | European | Kuznetsov | CIS | Samadev | KAZ | Kakisvilis | GRE |
| 1992 | Olympics | Kasapu | CIS | Dimas | GRE | Kakisvilis | GRE |
| under 76kg | under 83kg | under 91kg | |||||
| 1993 | European | Kyapanaktsyan | ARM | Blyshchik | UKR | Kakisvilis | GRE |
| 1993 | World | Orazdurdyev | TKM | Dimas | GRE | Chakarov | BUL |
| 1994 | European | Savchenko | UKR | Bazhan | UKR | Petrov | RUS |
| 1994 | World | Lara | CUB | Huster | GER | Petrov | RUS |
| 1995 | European | Kozlowski | POL | Dimas | GRE | Kakisvilis | GRE |
| 1995 | World | Lara | CUB | Dimas | GRE | Alexeev | RUS |
| 1996 | European | Kosinski | POL | Mishkovets | RUS | Bulut | TUR |
| 1996 | Olympics | Lara | CUB | Dimas | GRE | Petrov | RUS |
| 1997 | European | Yotov | BUL | Huster | GER | Bulut | TUR |
| 1997 | World | Yotov | BUL | Cofalik | POL | Agapitov | RUS |
| under 77kg | under 85kg | under 94kg | |||||
| 1998 | European | Vanev | BUL | Huster | GER | Caruso | GER |
| 1998 | World | Vanev | BUL | Dimas | GRE | Kakisvilis | GRE |
| 1999 | European | Vanev | BUL | Huster | GER | Kolecki | POL |
| 1999 | World | Badr Saelem | QAT | Nassirina | IRI | Kakisvilis | GRE |
| 2000 | European | Vanev | BUL | Asanidze | GEO | Kolecki | POL |
| 2000 | Olympics | Zhan Xugang | CHN | Dimas | GRE | Kakisvilis | GRE |
| 2001 | European | Perepechonov | RUS | Asanidze | GEO | Pashaev | AZE |
| 2001 | World | Nader Sufyan | QAT | Asanidze | GEO | Bagheri | IRI |
| 2002 | European | Markov | BUL | Asanidze | GEO | Petrov | RUS |
| 2002 | World | Li Hongli | CHN | Asanidze | GEO | Caruso | GER |
| 2003 | European | Markov | BUL | Vanev | BUL | Dobrev | Bul |
| 2003 | World | Nejad | IRI | Calancea | ROM | Dobrev | Bul |
| 2004 | European | Sagir | TUR | Ince | TUR | Dobrev | Bul |
| 2004 | Olympics | Sagir | TUR | Rybakov | BLR | Dobrev | Bul |
| 2005 | European | Sagir | TUR | Novikau | BLR | Yilmaz | TUR |
| 2005 | World | Li Hongli | CHN | Ilyin | KAZ | Pashayev | AZE |
| 2006 | European | Davtyan | ARM | Rybakov | BLR | Pashayev | AZE |
| 2006 | World | Sagir | TUR | Rybakov | BLR | Ilyin | KAZ |
| 2007 | European | Davtyan | ARM | Calancea | ROM | Kolecki | POL |
| 2007 | World | Sagir | TUR | Rybakov | BLR | Ilyin | KAZ |
| 2008 | European | Perepechonov | RUS | Martirosyan T.V. | ARM | Kolecki | POL |
| 2008 | Olympics | Sa | KOR | Lu Yong | CHN | Ilyin | KAZ |
| 2009 | European | Charniak | BLR | Yufkin | RUS | Spieb | GER |
| 2009 | World | Lu Xiaojun | CHN | Lu Yong | CHN | Sedov | KAZ |
| 2010 | European | Martirosyan T. | ARM | Poghosyan | ARM | Kasabijew | POL |
| 2010 | World | Martirosyan T. | ARM | Zielinski | POL | Ivanov | RUS |
| 2011 | European | Yagci | TUR | Yufkin | RUS | Demanov | RUS |
| 2011 | World | Xiaojun Lu | CHN | Rostami | IRI | Ilyin | KAZ |