Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 kg |
Kanybek Osmonaliyev Soviet Union (URS) |
Ho Bong Chol North Korea (PRK) |
Han Gyong Si North Korea (PRK) |
| 56 kg |
Daniel Núñez Cuba (CUB) |
Yurik Sarkisian Soviet Union (URS) |
Tadeusz Dembończyk Poland (POL) |
| 60 kg | Viktor Mazin Soviet Union (URS) |
Stefan Dimitrov Bulgaria (BUL) |
Marek Seweryn Poland (POL) |
| 67,5 kg | Yanko Rusev Bulgaria (BUL) |
Joachim Kunz East Germany (GDR) |
Mincho Pashov Bulgaria (BUL) |
| 75 kg | Asen Zlatev Bulgaria (BUL) |
Aleksandr Pervi Soviet Union (URS) |
Nedelcho Kolev Bulgaria (BUL) |
| 82,5 kg | Yurik Vardanian Soviet Union (URS) |
Blagoy Blagoev Bulgaria (BUL) |
Dušan Poliačik Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
| 90 kg | Péter Baczakó Hungary (HUN) |
Rumen Aleksandrov Bulgaria (BUL) |
Frank Mantek East Germany (GDR) |
| 100 kg | Ota Zaremba Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
Igor Nikitin Soviet Union (URS) |
Alberto Blanco Cuba (CUB) |
| 110 kg | Leonid Taranenko Soviet Union (URS) |
Valentin Khristov Bulgaria (BUL) |
György Szalai Hungary (HUN) |
| +110 kg | Sultan Rakhmanov Soviet Union (URS) |
Jürgen Heuser East Germany (GDR) |
Tadeusz Rutkovski Poland (POL) |
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