| Host City | Ost-Berlin |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Held | 15 – 21 October 1966 |
| Competitors | 21 |
| Countries | 8 |
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bantamweight -56 kg Total (three lifts) | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| featherweight -60 kg Total (three lifts) | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| lightweight -67.5 kg Total (three lifts) | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| middleweight -75 kg Total (three lifts) | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| light-heavyweight -82.5 kg Total (three lifts) | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| middle-heavyweight -90 kg Total (three lifts) | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| heavyweight +90 kg Total (three lifts) | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | Hungary | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Poland | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| 5 | United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| = | East Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |