| Index | |||||||
| Weightlifting - Men | |||||||
| under 100kg | under 110kg | over 110kg | |||||
| 1960 | Olympics | Vlasov | URS | ||||
| 1964 | Olympics | Zhabotinsky | URS | ||||
| 1968 | Olympics | Zhabotinsky | URS | ||||
| 1972 | Olympics | Talts | URS | Alexeev | URS | ||
| 1973 | World | Pervushin | URS | Alexeev | URS | ||
| 1974 | World | Ustyuzhin | URS | Alexeev | URS | ||
| 1975 | World | Khristov | BUL | Alexeev | URS | ||
| 1976 | Olympics | Zaitsev | URS | Alexeev | URS | ||
| 1977 | World | Kozlov | URS | Khristov | BUL | Alexeev | URS |
| 1978 | World | Rigert | URS | Zaitsev | URS | Heuser | DDR |
| 1979 | World | Syrchin | URS | Arakelov | URS | Rakhmanov | URS |
| 1980 | Olympics | Zaremba | CZE | Taranenko | URS | Rakhmanov | URS |
| 1981 | World | Sots | URS | Kravchuk | URS | Pisarenko | URS |
| 1982 | World | Sots | URS | Arakelov | BUL | Pisarenko | URS |
| 1983 | World | Kuznetsov | URS | Klokov | URS | Pisarenko | URS |
| 1984 | Olympics | Milser | FDR | Oberburger | ITA | Lukin | AUS |
| 1985 | World | Szanyi | HUN | Zakharevich | URS | Krastev | BUL |
| 1986 | World | Vlad | ROM | Zakharevich | URS | Krastev | BUL |
| 1987 | World | Kuznetsov | URS | Zakharevich | URS | Kurlovich | URS |
| 1988 | Olympics | Kuznetsov | URS | Zakharevich | URS | Kurlovich | URS |
| 1989 | World | Stefanov | BUL | Botev | BUL | Kurlovich | URS |
| 1990 | European | Kopytov | URS | Botev | BUL | Kurlovich | URS |
| 1990 | World | Vlad | ROM | Botev | BUL | Taranenko | URS |
| 1991 | European | Sadykov | CIS | Akoev | CIS | Taranenko | CIS |
| 1991 | World | Sadykov | CIS | Akoev | CIS | Kurlovich | BLR |
| 1992 | European | Tajmazov | RUS | Kachurin | Rus | Kolev | BUL |
| 1992 | Olympics | Tregubov | CIS | Weller | GER | Kurlovich | BLR |
| under 99kg | under 108kg | over 108kg | |||||
| 1993 | European | Rubin | RUS | Taimazov | UKR | Nerlinger | GER |
| 1993 | World | Tregubov | RUS | Taimazov | UKR | Weller | GER |
| 1994 | European | Syrtsov | RUS | Taimazov | UKR | Chemerkin | RUS |
| 1994 | World | Syrtsov | RUS | Taimazov | UKR | Kurlovich | BLR |
| 1995 | European | Chiritso | BLR | Syrtsov | RUS | Chemerkin | RUS |
| 1995 | World | Kakisvilis | GRE | Razorenov | UKR | Chemerkin | RUS |
| 1996 | European | Kakisvilis | GRE | Chichliannikov | RUS | Taranenko | RUS |
| 1996 | Olympics | Kakisvilis | GRE | Taimazov | GRE | Chemerkin | RUS |
| 1997 | European | Rybalchenko | UKR | Gotfrid | UKR | Stark | HUN |
| 1997 | World | Tesovic | SVK | Cui Wenhua | CHN | Chemerkin | RUS |
| under 105kg | over 105kg | ||||||
| 1998 | European | Ivanovski | RUS | Weller | GER | ||
| 1998 | World | Razoryonov | UKR | Chemerkin | RUS | ||
| 1999 | European | Gotfrid | UKR | Danielyan | ARM | ||
| 1999 | World | Gotfrid | UKR | Chemerkin | RUS | ||
| 2000 | European | Kadir | BUL | Danielyan | ARM | ||
| 2000 | Olympics | Tavakoli | IRI | Reza Zadeh | IRI | ||
| 2001 | European | Tchigichev | RUS | Scerbatihs | LAT | ||
| 2001 | World | Smorchkov | RUS | Jaber | QAT | ||
| 2002 | European | Konstantinovich | BUL | Weller | GER | ||
| 2002 | World | Smorchkov | RUS | Reza Zadeh | IRI | ||
| 2003 | European | Razoryonov | UKR | Chigishev | RUS | ||
| 2003 | World | Assad | QAT | Habassi | TUN | ||
| 2004 | European | Tsagaev | BUL | Cholakov | BUL | ||
| 2004 | Olympics | Berestov | RUS | Reza Zadeh | IRI | ||
| 2005 | European | Smorchkov | RUS | Scerbatihs | LAT | ||
| 2005 | World | Klokov | RUS | Reza Zadeh | IRI | ||
| 2006 | European | Dolega M. | POL | Scerbatihs | LAT | ||
| 2006 | World | Dolega M. | POL | Reza Zadeh | IRI | ||
| 2007 | European | Tesovic | SVK | Scerbatihs | LAT | ||
| 2007 | World | Dolega M. | POL | Reza Zadeh | IRI | ||
| 2008 | European | Berestov | RUS | Scerbatihs | LAT | ||
| 2008 | Olympics | Aramnov | BLR | Steiner | GER | ||
| 2009 | European | Smorchkov | RUS | Shymechko | UKR | ||
| 2009 | World | Dolega M. | POL | An | KOR | ||
| 2010 | European | Aramnov | BLR | Chigishev | RUS | ||
| 2010 | World | Dolega M. | POL | Salimikordasiabi | IRI | ||
| 2011 | European | Akkaev | RUS | Lapikov | RUS | ||
| 2011 | World | Akkaev | RUS | Salimikordasiabi | IRI | ||