| Weightlifting at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Teatro de los Insurgentes |
| Dates | 17–21 October 1968 |
| Competitors | 160 from 55 nations |
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Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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| Men | |
| 56 kg | |
| 60 kg | |
| 67.5 kg | |
| 75 kg | |
| 82.5 kg | |
| 90 kg | |
| +90 kg | |
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]
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 | |||
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| 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
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |
Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 
Iran (IRI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 
Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 
Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 
Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 
Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 
United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
See also
References
- ^ "Weightlifting at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
External links
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 December 2006.
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