1986 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1986 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria from November 8 to November 15, 1986. There were 193 men in action from 41 nations.
Medal summary
Medal table
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| 1 |  Bulgaria |
7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union |
2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 |  Romania |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Poland |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  China |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 West Germany |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Hungary |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 |  East Germany |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| 1 | Bulgaria |
18 | 8 | 1 | 27 |
| 2 | Soviet Union |
6 | 13 | 4 | 23 |
| 3 | Romania |
3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | China |
1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Poland |
1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 6 | West Germany |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Hungary |
0 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 8 | East Germany |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  Cuba |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  North Korea |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 30 | 30 | 31 | 91 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|