The 1976 Men's World Weightlifting Championships

World Weightlifting Championships

World Weightlifting Championships is an event organised by International Weightlifting Federation .It has been held since 1891. In March 1891, competing against champions from Brussels, Hamburg, England, Vienna, Italy, and Berlin in a three-day event, Edward Lawrence Levy of England won the first...

were held in Montreal

Montreal

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, Canada

Canada

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 from July 18 to July 27, 1976. There were 173 men in action from 46 nations.

This tournament was a part of 1976 Summer Olympics

1976 Summer Olympics

The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...

 but counted as World Weightlifting Championships too. Only total medals counted for Olympic Games while Snatch and Clean & Jerk medals counts for World Weightlifting Championships.

Medal summary

52 kg
Snatch		107.5 kg	| 105.0 kg	| 105.0 kg
Clean & Jerk		137.5 kg		135.0 kg		130.0 kg
Total		242.5 kg	| 237.5 kg		235.0 kg
56 kg
Snatch		117.5 kg	| 115.0 kg	| 112.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	| 145.0 kg	| 142.5 kg	| 140.0 kg
Total	| 262.5 kg WR	| 252.5 kg		250.0 kg
60 kg
Snatch		125.0 kg	| 125.0 kg	| 122.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	| 160.0 kg	| 157.5 kg	| 152.5 kg
Total	| 285.0 kg	| 280.0 kg		275.0 kg
67.5 kg
Snatch	| 135.0 kg		135.0 kg	| 130.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	| 170.0 kg		170.0 kg	| 165.0 kg
Total	| 305.0 kg		300.0 kg	| 295.0 kg
75 kg
Snatch		145.0 kg	| 145.0 kg	| 145.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	| 190.0 kg		185.0 kg	| 182.5 kg
Total	| 335.0 kg	| 330.0 kg		327.5 kg
82.5 kg
Snatch		162.5 kg	| 162.5 kg	| 157.5 kg
Clean & Jerk		205.0 kg	| 202.5 kg	| 197.5 kg
Total		365.0 kg	| 360.0 kg	| 345.0 kg
90 kg
Snatch	| 170.0 kg		165.0 kg	| 165.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	| 212.5 kg	| 205.0 kg	| 197.5 kg
Total	| 382.5 kg	| 362.5 kg	| 360.0 kg
110 kg
Snatch		170.0 kg	| 167.5 kg	| 167.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	| 220.0 kg	| 215.0 kg	| 215.0 kg
Total	| 385.0 kg	| 385.0 kg	| 377.5 kg
+110 kg
Snatch		185.0 kg	| 172.5 kg	| 170.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	| 255.0 kg WR	| 235.0 kg	| 227.5 kg
Total	| 440.0 kg	| 405.0 kg	| 387.5 kg

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

1	Soviet Union	7	1	0	8
2	Bulgaria	2	3	1	6
3		0	1	2	3
		0	1	2	3
5		0	1	1	2
6		0	1	0	1
		0	1	0	1
8		0	0	2	2
9	Iran	0	0	1	1
Total		9	9	9	27

Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)

1	Soviet Union	18	3	2	23
2	Bulgaria	7	6	4	17
3		1	1	4	6
4		1	0	0	1
5		0	4	4	8
6		0	3	4	7
		0	3	4	7
8		0	3	1	4
9		0	3	0	3
10	Iran	0	1	1	2
11		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
Total		27	27	27	81