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Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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Weightlifting
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueTeatro de los Insurgentes
Dates17–21 October 1968
Competitors160 from 55 nations
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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 at the Teatro de los Insurgentes.[1]

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

Participating nations

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Medal table

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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 entries)77721

Medal summary

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

See also

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References

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  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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