Olympics · October 1968
Weightlifting at the 1968 Olympic Games
Weightlifting at the 1968 Olympic Games ran in Mexico City, Mexico, from 13 to 19 October 1968. This page lists the medallists in its seven classes. Gold went to Mohammad Nassiri (56 kg), Yoshinobu Miyake (60 kg), Waldemar Baszanowski (67.5 kg), Viktor Kurentsov (75 kg), Boris Selitsky (82.5 kg), Kaarlo Kangasniemi (90 kg) and Leonid Zhabotinsky (+90 kg).
- Medallists
- 21
- Classes
- 7
- Start date
- 13 Oct 1968
Medallists
Medallists by class
Each class lists its medallists and the nation each lifted for. Up to and including 1972 a total was made of more lifts than today's two: from 1928 the third was the press, in which the bar is pushed overhead from the shoulders with the arms alone, and the Games of 1920 and 1924 also counted one-hand lifts. Those totals are not shown.
Men's 56 kg, 1968 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
 Mohammad Nassiri Iran
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| 2 |
 Imre Földi Hungary
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| 3 |
 Henryk Trębicki Poland
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Men's 60 kg, 1968 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
 Yoshinobu Miyake Japan
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| 2 | Dito Shanidze Soviet Union |
| 3 |
Yoshiyuki Miyake Japan
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Men's 67.5 kg, 1968 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Waldemar Baszanowski Poland
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| 2 |
Parviz Jalayer Iran
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| 3 |
Marian Zieliński Poland
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Men's 75 kg, 1968 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor Kurentsov Soviet Union |
| 2 |
Masushi Ouchi Japan
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| 3 |
Károly Bakos Hungary
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Men's 82.5 kg, 1968 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 | Boris Selitsky Soviet Union |
| 2 | Vladimir Belyaev Soviet Union |
| 3 |
Norbert Ozimek Poland
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Men's 90 kg, 1968 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
 Kaarlo Kangasniemi Finland
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| 2 | Jaan Talts Soviet Union |
| 3 |
Marek Gołąb Poland
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Men's +90 kg, 1968 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 | Leonid Zhabotinsky Soviet Union |
| 2 |
 Serge Reding Belgium
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| 3 |
 Joseph Dube United States
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