Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

The weightlifting competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only. The competition was held from 17 to 21 October 1968.[1]

Weightlifting
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueTeatro de los Insurgentes
Dates17–21 October 1968
Competitors160 from 55 nations

It also counted as 1968 World Weightlifting Championships. Soviet Union finished first in medal table after winning three gold medals. Japan, Iran, Finland and Poland won the remaining gold medals.

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Bantamweight
(56 kg)
Mohammad Nassiri
 Iran
367.5 kg Imre Földi
 Hungary
367.5 kg Henryk Trębicki
 Poland
357.5 kg
Featherweight
(60 kg)
Yoshinobu Miyake
 Japan
392.5 kg Dito Shanidze
 Soviet Union
387.5 kg Yoshiyuki Miyake
 Japan
385.0 kg
Lightweight
(67.5 kg)
Waldemar Baszanowski
 Poland
437.5 kg Parviz Jalayer
 Iran
422.5 kg Marian Zieliński
 Poland
420.0 kg
Middleweight
(75 kg)
Viktor Kurentsov
 Soviet Union
475.0 kg Masushi Ouchi
 Japan
455.0 kg Károly Bakos
 Hungary
440.0 kg
Light heavyweight
(82.5 kg)
Boris Selitsky
 Soviet Union
485.0 kg Vladimir Belyaev
 Soviet Union
485.0 kg Norbert Ozimek
 Poland
472.5 kg
Middle heavyweight
(90 kg)
Kaarlo Kangasniemi
 Finland
517.5 kg Jaan Talts
 Soviet Union
507.5 kg Marek Gołąb
 Poland
495.0 kg
Heavyweight
(+90 kg)
Leonid Zhabotinsky
 Soviet Union
572.5 kg Serge Reding
 Belgium
555.0 kg Joseph Dube
 United States
555.0 kg

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)3306
2 Japan (JPN)1113
3 Iran (IRI)1102
4 Poland (POL)1045
5 Finland (FIN)1001
6 Hungary (HUN)0112
7 Belgium (BEL)0101
8 United States (USA)0011
Totals (8 nations)77721

See also

References

  1. "Weightlifting at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
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