| Host city | Breslau, Germany |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 28–29, 1913 |
The 1913 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Breslau, Germany from July 28 to July 29, 1913. There were 40 men in action from 4 nations.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Featherweight 60 kg | Emil Kliment  Austria | Piotr Cherudzinski  Russia | Georg Vogel  Germany |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Wilhelm Köhler Germany | Karl Samfaß Germany | Karl Swoboda Austria |
| Middleweight 80 kg | Leopold Hennermüller Austria | Hans Abraham Germany | Josef Buchegger Austria |
| Heavyweight +80 kg | Josef Grafl Austria | Berthold Tandler Austria | Jan Krause Russia |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Germany | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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