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1978 World Weightlifting Championships
International weightlifting competition
International weightlifting competition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1978 Men's World Championships |
| host_city | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States |
| dates | 4–8 October 1978 |
| previous | 1977 |
| next | 1979 |
The 1978 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States from October 4 to October 8, 1978. There were 185 men in action from 35 nations.
Medal summary
| 52 kg | 56 kg | 60 kg | 67.5 kg | 75 kg | 82.5 kg | 90 kg | 100 kg | 110 kg | +110 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch | Kanybek Osmonaliyev | 105.0 kg | Tadeusz Golik | 105.0 kg | Francisco Casamayor | 102.5 kg | |||
| Clean & Jerk | Kanybek Osmonaliyev | 135.0 kg | Tadeusz Golik | 132.5 kg | Masatomo Takeuchi | 130.0 kg | |||
| Total | Kanybek Osmonaliyev | 240.0 kg | Tadeusz Golik | 237.5 kg | Francisco Casamayor | 230.0 kg | |||
| Snatch | Daniel Núñez | 117.5 kg | Marek Seweryn | 115.0 kg | Stefan Dimitrov | 110.0 kg | |||
| Clean & Jerk | Kenkichi Ando | 145.0 kg | Tadeusz Dembończyk | 142.5 kg | Daniel Núñez | 142.5 kg | |||
| Total | Daniel Núñez | 260.0 kg | Marek Seweryn | 252.5 kg | Kenkichi Ando | 252.5 kg | |||
| Snatch | István Lénárt | 122.5 kg | László Száraz | 122.5 kg | Tan Hanyong | 120.0 kg | |||
| Clean & Jerk | Takashi Saito | 157.5 kg | Marek Sachmaciński | 155.0 kg | Nikolay Kolesnikov | 152.5 kg | |||
| Total | Nikolay Kolesnikov | 270.0 kg | Takashi Saito | 267.5 kg | Valentin Todorov | 267.5 kg | |||
| Snatch | Mario Villalobo | 135.0 kg | Yanko Rusev | 135.0 kg | Virgil Dociu | 132.5 kg | |||
| Clean & Jerk | Yanko Rusev | 175.0 kg | Zbigniew Kaczmarek | 172.5 kg | Günter Ambraß | 170.0 kg | |||
| Total | Yanko Rusev | 310.0 kg | Zbigniew Kaczmarek | 302.5 kg | Günter Ambraß | 300.0 kg | |||
| Snatch | Roberto Urrutia | 155.0 kg | Julio Echenique | 147.5 kg | Vardan Militosyan | 147.5 kg | |||
| Clean & Jerk | Roberto Urrutia | 192.5 kg | Peter Wenzel | 190.0 kg | Vardan Militosyan | 190.0 kg | |||
| Total | Roberto Urrutia | 347.5 kg | Vardan Militosyan | 337.5 kg | Peter Wenzel | 335.0 kg | |||
| Snatch | Yurik Vardanyan | 170.0 kg | Péter Baczakó | 157.5 kg | Paweł Rabczewski | 150.0 kg | |||
| Clean & Jerk | Yurik Vardanyan | 207.5 kg | Daniel Zayas | 195.0 kg | Péter Baczakó | 195.0 kg | |||
| Total | Yurik Vardanyan | 377.5 kg | |||||||
| Péter Baczakó | 352.5 kg | Paweł Rabczewski | 345.0 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Andon Nikolov | 170.0 kg | György Rehus-Uzor | 165.0 kg | Ferenc Antalovics | 165.0 kg | |||
| Clean & Jerk | Rolf Milser | 215.0 kg | Gennady Bessonov | 210.0 kg | Ferenc Antalovics | 202.5 kg | |||
| Total | Rolf Milser | 377.5 kg | Gennady Bessonov | 375.0 kg | Ferenc Antalovics | 367.5 kg | |||
| Snatch | Sergey Arakelov | 172.5 kg | David Rigert | 170.0 kg | Manfred Funke | 167.5 kg | |||
| Clean & Jerk | David Rigert | 220.0 kg | Sergey Arakelov | 217.5 kg | Anton Baraniak | 205.0 kg | |||
| Total | David Rigert | 390.0 kg | Sergey Arakelov | 390.0 kg | Manfred Funke | 367.5 kg | |||
| Snatch | Leif Nilsson | 175.0 kg | Yury Zaitsev | 172.5 kg | Jürgen Ciezki | 170.0 kg | |||
| Clean & Jerk | Yury Zaitsev | 230.0 kg | Jürgen Ciezki | 215.0 kg | György Szalai | 210.0 kg | |||
| Total | Yury Zaitsev | 402.5 kg | Jürgen Ciezki | 385.0 kg | Leif Nilsson | 385.0 kg | |||
| Snatch | Sultan Rakhmanov | 187.5 kg | Hristo Plachkov | 187.5 kg | Jürgen Heuser | 185.0 kg | |||
| Clean & Jerk | Gerd Bonk | 235.0 kg | Jürgen Heuser | 232.5 kg | Sultan Rakhmanov | 230.0 kg | |||
| Total | Jürgen Heuser | 417.5 kg | Sultan Rakhmanov | 417.5 kg | Gerd Bonk | 410.0 kg |
Medal table
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
References
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