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1978 World Weightlifting Championships

International weightlifting competition


International weightlifting competition

FieldValue
name1978 Men's World Championships
host_cityGettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
dates4–8 October 1978
previous1977
next1979

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 kg56 kg60 kg67.5 kg75 kg82.5 kg90 kg100 kg110 kg+110 kg
SnatchKanybek Osmonaliyev105.0 kgTadeusz Golik105.0 kgFrancisco Casamayor102.5 kg
Clean & JerkKanybek Osmonaliyev135.0 kgTadeusz Golik132.5 kgMasatomo Takeuchi130.0 kg
TotalKanybek Osmonaliyev240.0 kgTadeusz Golik237.5 kgFrancisco Casamayor230.0 kg
SnatchDaniel Núñez117.5 kgMarek Seweryn115.0 kgStefan Dimitrov110.0 kg
Clean & JerkKenkichi Ando145.0 kgTadeusz Dembończyk142.5 kgDaniel Núñez142.5 kg
TotalDaniel Núñez260.0 kgMarek Seweryn252.5 kgKenkichi Ando252.5 kg
SnatchIstván Lénárt122.5 kgLászló Száraz122.5 kgTan Hanyong120.0 kg
Clean & JerkTakashi Saito157.5 kgMarek Sachmaciński155.0 kgNikolay Kolesnikov152.5 kg
TotalNikolay Kolesnikov270.0 kgTakashi Saito267.5 kgValentin Todorov267.5 kg
SnatchMario Villalobo135.0 kgYanko Rusev135.0 kgVirgil Dociu132.5 kg
Clean & JerkYanko Rusev175.0 kgZbigniew Kaczmarek172.5 kgGünter Ambraß170.0 kg
TotalYanko Rusev310.0 kgZbigniew Kaczmarek302.5 kgGünter Ambraß300.0 kg
SnatchRoberto Urrutia155.0 kgJulio Echenique147.5 kgVardan Militosyan147.5 kg
Clean & JerkRoberto Urrutia192.5 kgPeter Wenzel190.0 kgVardan Militosyan190.0 kg
TotalRoberto Urrutia347.5 kgVardan Militosyan337.5 kgPeter Wenzel335.0 kg
SnatchYurik Vardanyan170.0 kgPéter Baczakó157.5 kgPaweł Rabczewski150.0 kg
Clean & JerkYurik Vardanyan207.5 kgDaniel Zayas195.0 kgPéter Baczakó195.0 kg
TotalYurik Vardanyan377.5 kg
Péter Baczakó352.5 kgPaweł Rabczewski345.0 kg
SnatchAndon Nikolov170.0 kgGyörgy Rehus-Uzor165.0 kgFerenc Antalovics165.0 kg
Clean & JerkRolf Milser215.0 kgGennady Bessonov210.0 kgFerenc Antalovics202.5 kg
TotalRolf Milser377.5 kgGennady Bessonov375.0 kgFerenc Antalovics367.5 kg
SnatchSergey Arakelov172.5 kgDavid Rigert170.0 kgManfred Funke167.5 kg
Clean & JerkDavid Rigert220.0 kgSergey Arakelov217.5 kgAnton Baraniak205.0 kg
TotalDavid Rigert390.0 kgSergey Arakelov390.0 kgManfred Funke367.5 kg
SnatchLeif Nilsson175.0 kgYury Zaitsev172.5 kgJürgen Ciezki170.0 kg
Clean & JerkYury Zaitsev230.0 kgJürgen Ciezki215.0 kgGyörgy Szalai210.0 kg
TotalYury Zaitsev402.5 kgJürgen Ciezki385.0 kgLeif Nilsson385.0 kg
SnatchSultan Rakhmanov187.5 kgHristo Plachkov187.5 kgJürgen Heuser185.0 kg
Clean & JerkGerd Bonk235.0 kgJürgen Heuser232.5 kgSultan Rakhmanov230.0 kg
TotalJürgen Heuser417.5 kgSultan Rakhmanov417.5 kgGerd Bonk410.0 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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