Olympics · July 1976
Weightlifting at the 1976 Olympic Games
Weightlifting at the 1976 Olympic Games ran in Montreal, Canada, from 18 to 27 July 1976. This page lists the medallists in its nine classes. Gold went to Aleksandr Voronin (52 kg, 242.5 kg), Norair Nurikyan (56 kg, 262.5 kg), Nikolay Kolesnikov (60 kg, 285 kg), Petro Korol (67.5 kg, 305 kg), Yordan Mitkov (75 kg, 335 kg), Valery Shary (82.5 kg, 365 kg), David Rigert (90 kg, 382.5 kg), Yury Zaitsev (110 kg, 385 kg) and Vasily Alekseyev (+110 kg, 440 kg).
- Medallists
- 27
- Classes
- 9
- Start date
- 18 Jul 1976
Weightlifting at the 1976 Olympic Games in numbers
How close each class finished.
Winning margin in each class
The winner's total minus the runner-up's. The closest final: Men's 110 kg ended with gold and silver on the same total, decided by bodyweight, the lighter lifter ahead. The widest: Men's +110 kg by 35 kg. A short bar is a close final; a long one, a class the winner had to themselves.
Men's 52 kg
Men's 56 kg
Men's 60 kg
Men's 67.5 kg
Men's 75 kg
Men's 82.5 kg
Men's 90 kg
Men's 110 kg
Men's +110 kg
Medallists by class
Each class lists its medallists and the nation each lifted for, with the best snatch, the best clean and jerk and the total.
Men's 52 kg, 1976 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandr Voronin Soviet Union | - | - | 242.5 |
| 2 |
 György Kőszegi Hungary
|
- | - | 237.5 |
| 3 |
 Mohammad Nassiri Iran
|
- | - | 235 |
Men's 56 kg, 1976 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Norair Nurikyan Bulgaria
|
- | - | 262.5 |
| 2 |
 Grzegorz Cziura Poland
|
- | - | 252.5 |
| 3 |
 Kenkichi Ando Japan
|
- | - | 250 |
Men's 60 kg, 1976 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikolay Kolesnikov Soviet Union | - | - | 285 |
| 2 |
Georgi Todorov Bulgaria
|
- | - | 280 |
| 3 |
Kazumasa Hirai Japan
|
- | - | 275 |
Men's 67.5 kg, 1976 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petro Korol Soviet Union | - | - | 305 |
| 2 |
 Daniel Senet France
|
- | - | 300 |
| 3 |
Kazimierz Czarnecki Poland
|
- | - | 295 |
Men's 75 kg, 1976 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Yordan Mitkov Bulgaria
|
- | - | 335 |
| 2 | Vardan Militosyan Soviet Union | - | - | 330 |
| 3 | Peter Wenzel East Germany | - | - | 327.5 |
Men's 82.5 kg, 1976 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valery Shary Soviet Union | - | - | 365 |
| 2 |
Trendafil Stoychev Bulgaria
|
- | - | 360 |
| 3 |
Péter Baczakó Hungary
|
- | - | 345 |
Men's 90 kg, 1976 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Rigert Soviet Union | - | - | 382.5 |
| 2 |
 Lee James United States
|
- | - | 362.5 |
| 3 |
Atanas Shopov Bulgaria
|
- | - | 360 |
Men's 110 kg, 1976 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yury Zaitsev Soviet Union | - | - | 385 |
| 2 |
Krastyu Semerdzhiev Bulgaria
|
- | - | 385 |
| 3 |
Tadeusz Rutkowski Poland
|
- | - | 377.5 |
Men's +110 kg, 1976 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | - | - | 440 |
| 2 | Gerd Bonk East Germany | - | - | 405 |
| 3 | Helmut Losch East Germany | - | - | 387.5 |