Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 75 kg

The men's 75 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City took place on 16 October at the Teatro de los Insurgentes. It was the eleventh appearance of the middleweight class.[1]

Men's 75 kg
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueTeatro de los Insurgentes
Date16 October 1968
Competitors20 from 17 nations
Winning total475.0 kg OR
Medalists
Viktor Kurentsov  Soviet Union
Masashi Ohuchi  Japan
Károly Bakos  Hungary

Results

RankNameCountrykg
1Viktor Kurentsov Soviet Union475.0
2Masashi Ohuchi Japan455.0
3Károly Bakos Hungary440.0
4Russell Knipp United States437.5
5Lee Chun-sik South Korea437.5
6Werner Dittrich East Germany435.0
7Miloslav Kolařík Czechoslovakia430.0
8Fred Lowe United States430.0
9Rolf Maier France425.0
10Sadahiro Miwa Japan425.0
11Albert Huser West Germany410.0
12René Gómez Cuba407.5
13Luiz de Almeida Brazil407.5
14Leif Jenssen Norway405.0
15Abel López Cuba405.0
16Rudy Monk Netherlands Antilles400.0
17Luis Fonseca Costa Rica355.0
ACGioacchino Caracausi Italy240.0
ACDaniel Gevargiz IranDNF
ACKhristos Iakovou GreeceDNF

References

  1. "Weightlifting at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
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