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.

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
52 kg
Snatch	Jacek Gutowski  Poland	115.0 kg	He Zhuoqiang  China	112.5 kg	Lyu Jun-sik  North Korea	112.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Sevdalin Marinov  Bulgaria	145.0 kg	Aleksey Kolokoltsev  Soviet Union	140.0 kg	Jacek Gutowski  Poland	137.5 kg
Total	Sevdalin Marinov  Bulgaria	257.5 kg	Jacek Gutowski  Poland	252.5 kg	Aleksey Kolokoltsev  Soviet Union	250.0 kg
56 kg
Snatch	He Yingqiang  China	127.5 kg	Mitko Grablev  Bulgaria	127.5 kg	Lai Runming  China	127.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Mitko Grablev  Bulgaria	162.5 kg	Oksen Mirzoyan  Soviet Union	160.0 kg	He Yingqiang  China	160.0 kg
Total	Mitko Grablev  Bulgaria	290.0 kg	He Yingqiang  China	287.5 kg	Oksen Mirzoyan  Soviet Union	285.0 kg
60 kg
Snatch	Naum Shalamanov  Bulgaria	147.5 kg WR	Attila Czanka  Romania	130.0 kg	Ye Huanming  China	127.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Naum Shalamanov  Bulgaria	188.0 kg WR	Andreas Letz  East Germany	160.0 kg	Kim Yong-su  North Korea	160.0 kg
Total	Naum Shalamanov  Bulgaria	335.0 kg WR	Attila Czanka  Romania	290.0 kg	Andreas Letz  East Germany	285.0 kg
67.5 kg
Snatch	Mikhail Petrov  Bulgaria	155.0 kg	Stefan Topurov  Bulgaria	152.5 kg	Andreas Behm  East Germany	150.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Mikhail Petrov  Bulgaria	187.5 kg	Stefan Topurov  Bulgaria	185.0 kg	Xiao Minglin  China	180.0 kg
Total	Mikhail Petrov  Bulgaria	342.5 kg	Stefan Topurov  Bulgaria	337.5 kg	Marek Seweryn  Poland	322.5 kg
75 kg
Snatch	Borislav Gidikov  Bulgaria	168.5 kg WR	Aleksandar Varbanov  Bulgaria	165.0 kg	Andrei Socaci  Romania	157.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Aleksandar Varbanov  Bulgaria	212.5 kg	Borislav Gidikov  Bulgaria	205.0 kg	Andrei Socaci  Romania	192.5 kg
Total	Aleksandar Varbanov  Bulgaria	377.5 kg WR	Borislav Gidikov  Bulgaria	372.5 kg	Andrei Socaci  Romania	350.0 kg
82.5 kg
Snatch	Asen Zlatev  Bulgaria	180.0 kg	Israil Arsamakov  Soviet Union	177.5 kg	László Barsi  Hungary	175.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Asen Zlatev  Bulgaria	225.0 kg WR	Enrique Sabari  Cuba	215.0 kg	Zdravko Stoichkov  Bulgaria	212.5 kg
					Israil Arsamakov  Soviet Union
Total	Asen Zlatev  Bulgaria	405.0 kg	Israil Arsamakov  Soviet Union	390.0 kg	László Barsi  Hungary	385.0 kg
90 kg
Snatch	Anatoly Khrapaty  Soviet Union	185.0 kg	Zoltán Balázsfi  Hungary	185.0 kg	Viktor Solodov  Soviet Union	180.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Anatoly Khrapaty  Soviet Union	227.5 kg	Viktor Solodov  Soviet Union	227.5 kg	Sławomir Zawada  Poland	210.0 kg
Total	Anatoly Khrapaty  Soviet Union	412.5 kg	Viktor Solodov  Soviet Union	407.5 kg	Zoltán Balázsfi  Hungary	392.5 kg
100 kg
Snatch	Nicu Vlad  Romania	200.5 kg WR	Boris Seregin  Soviet Union	192.5 kg	Andor Szanyi  Hungary	187.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Nicu Vlad  Romania	237.5 kg	Boris Seregin  Soviet Union	237.5 kg	Andor Szanyi  Hungary	225.0 kg
Total	Nicu Vlad  Romania	437.5 kg	Boris Seregin  Soviet Union	430.0 kg	Andor Szanyi  Hungary	412.5 kg
110 kg
Snatch	Yury Zakharevich  Soviet Union	201.0 kg WR	Sergey Nagirny  Soviet Union	192.5 kg	József Jacsó  Hungary	182.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Yury Zakharevich  Soviet Union	248.0 kg WR	Sergey Nagirny  Soviet Union	235.0 kg	József Jacsó  Hungary	232.5 kg
Total	Yury Zakharevich  Soviet Union	447.5 kg WR	Sergey Nagirny  Soviet Union	427.5 kg	József Jacsó  Hungary	415.0 kg
+110 kg
Snatch	Antonio Krastev  Bulgaria	215.0 kg WR	Leonid Taranenko  Soviet Union	200.0 kg	Robert Skolimowski  Poland	187.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Manfred Nerlinger  West Germany	245.0 kg	Antonio Krastev  Bulgaria	245.0 kg	Robert Skolimowski  Poland	222.5 kg
Total	Antonio Krastev  Bulgaria	460.0 kg	Manfred Nerlinger  West Germany	430.0 kg	Robert Skolimowski  Poland	410.0 kg

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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
Totals (8 entries)		10	10	10	30

Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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
Totals (10 entries)		30	30	31	91

• Results (Sport 123)
• Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine

• International Weightlifting Federation