| 2024 73kg: Rizki Juniansyah (INA) |
| 2020 73kg: Shi Zhiyong (CHN) |
| 2016 69kg: Shi Zhiyong (CHN) |
| 2012 69kg: Lin Qingfeng (CHN) |
| 2008 69kg: Liao Hui (CHN) |
| 2004 69kg: Zhang Guozheng (CHN) |
| 2000 69kg: Galabin Boevski (BUL) |
| 1996 70kg: Zhan Xugang (CHN) |
| 1992 67.5kg: Israel Militosyan (EUN) |
| 1988 67.5kg: Joachim Kunz (GDR) |
| 1984 67.5kg: Yao Jingyuan (CHN) |
| 1980 67.5kg: Yanko Rusev (BUL) |
| 1976 67.5kg: Petro Korol (URS) |
| 1972 67.5kg: Mukharby Kirzhinov (URS) |
| _ 1968 Weightlifting Men Lightweight 67.5kg: Waldemar Baszanowski (POL) |
| _ 1964 Weightlifting Men Lightweight 67.5kg: Waldemar Baszanowski (POL) |
| _ 1960 Weightlifting Men Lightweight 67.5kg: Viktor Bushuev (URS) |
| _ 1956 Weightlifting Men Lightweight 67.5kg: Ihor Rybak (URS) |
| _ 1952 Weightlifting Men Lightweight 67.5kg: Tommy Kono (USA) |
| _ 1948 Weightlifting Men Lightweight 67.5kg: Ibrahim Shams (EGY) |
| _ 1936 Weightlifting Men Lightweight 67.5kg: Robert Fein (AUT) and Anwar Mesbah (EGY) |
| _ 1932 Weightlifting Men Lightweight 67.5kg: René Duverger (FRA) |
| _ 1928 Weightlifting Men Lightweight 67.5kg: Hans Haas (AUT) and Kurt Helbig (GER) |
| _ 1924 Weightlifting Men Lightweight 67.5kg: Edmond Decottignies (FRA) |
| _ 1920 Weightlifting Men Lightweight 67.5kg: Alfred Neuland (EST) |
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