Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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The weightlifting competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal consisted of nine weight classes, all for men only. The Clean and press was dropped from the included lifts due to disagreement over proper form.
[edit] Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Flyweight –52 kg |
 Aleksandr VoroninSoviet Union (URS) |
 György KõszegiHungary (HUN) |
 Mohammad NassiriIran (IRI) |
| Bantamweight 52–56 kg |
 Norair NurikianBulgaria (BUL) |
 Grzegorz CziuraPoland (POL) |
 Kenkichi AndoJapan (JPN) |
| Featherweight 56–60 kg |
Nikolai Kolesnikov Soviet Union (URS) |
Georghi Todorov Bulgaria (BUL) |
Kazumasa Hirai Japan (JPN) |
| Lightweight 60–67.5 kg |
Pyotr Korol Soviet Union (URS) |
 Daniel SenetFrance (FRA) |
Kazimierz Czarnecki Poland (POL) |
| Middleweight 67.5–75 kg |
Yordan Mitkov Bulgaria (BUL) |
Vartan Militosyan Soviet Union (URS) |
 Peter WenzelEast Germany (GDR) |
| Light-heavyweight 75–82.5 kg |
Valery Shary Soviet Union (URS) |
Trendafil Stoitchev Bulgaria (BUL) |
Peter Baczako Hungary (HUN) |
| Middle-heavyweight 82.5–90 kg |
David Rigert Soviet Union (URS) |
 Lee JamesUnited States (USA) |
Atanas Shopov Bulgaria (BUL) |
| Heavyweight 90-110 kg |
Yuri Zaitsev Soviet Union (URS) |
Krastiu Semerdzhiev Bulgaria (BUL) |
Tadeusz Rutkowski Poland (POL) |
| Super heavyweight +110 kg |
Vasiliy Alekseyev Soviet Union (URS) |
Gerd Bonk East Germany (GDR) |
Helmut Losch East Germany (GDR) |
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) |
7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Bulgaria (BUL) |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | East Germany (GDR) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Poland (POL) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 5 | Hungary (HUN) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | France (FRA) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United States (USA) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Japan (JPN) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Iran (IRI) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] References
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2006-12-21.
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