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.
[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 |
Valeri 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) |
Krastio Semerdjiev 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] Reference
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2006-12-21.
| Events at the 1976 Summer Olympics (Montreal) |
|---|
| Archery • Athletics • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Handball • Hockey • Judo • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Volleyball • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics |  |
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| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in weightlifting |
