|  Men under 56kg |  | 1. Vladimir Vilchovski |   Soviet Union | 302.5 |  | 2. Mariusz Jankowski |   Poland | 300 |  | 3. Szymon Rusinowicz |   Poland | 290 |   
                       |  Men under 60kg |  | 1. Rafael Chimiskian |   Soviet Union | 340 |  | 2. Pal Balogh |   Hungary | 310 |  | 3. Georg Miske |   West Germany | 307.5 |   
                        |  Men under 67.5kg |  | 1. Ravil Khabutdinov |   Soviet Union | 375 |  | 2. Jan Czepulkowski |   Poland | 352.5 |  | 3. Marian Zielinski |   Poland | 347.5 |   
             |  Men under 75kg |  | 1. Khasan Iagly Ogly |   Soviet Union | 400 |  | 2. Marcel Paterni |   France | 390 |  | 3. Jan Bochenek |   Poland | 380 |   
                     |  Men under 82.5kg |  | 1. Matvey Rudman |   Soviet Union | 422.5 |  | 2. Vaclav-Jr Psenicka |   Czechoslovakia | 402.5 |  | 3. Ireneusz Palinski |   Poland | 400 |   
                      |  Men under 90kg |  | 1. Czieslaw Bialas |   Poland | 420 |  | 2. Klaus-Dieter Gohring |   East Germany | 390 |  | 3. Zdenek Srstka |   Czechoslovakia | 382.5 |   
                      |  Men over 90kg |  | 1. Yevgeny Novikov |   Soviet Union | 480 |  | 2. Eino Makinen |   Finland | 440 |  | 3. Viktor Syrovy |   Czechoslovakia | 425 |   
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|   | Medals | G | S | B | All |  | 1. |   Soviet Union | 6 |   |   | 6  |  | 2. |   Poland | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |  | 3. |   Czecholovakia |   | 1 | 2 | 3 |  | 4. |   East Germany |   | 1 | 1 | 2 |  | 5. |   Finland |   | 1 |   | 1 |  | 5. |   France |   | 1 |   | 1 |  | 5. |   Hungary |   | 1 |   | 1 |   
| 42 competitors from 11 nations. |   
|   | Points Ranking | points | ath |  | 1. |   Soviet Union | 30 | 7 |  | 2. |   Poland | 15 | 7 |  | 3. |   Czecholovakia | 5 | 4 |  | 4. |   East Germany | 4 | 2 |  | 5. |   Finland | 3 | 1 |  | 5. |   France | 3 | 2 |  | 5. |   Hungary | 3 | 7 |  | -. |   Austria |   | 5  |  | -. |   Romania |   | 4  |  | -. |   West Germany |   | 2 |  | -. |   Denmark |   | 1  |   
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