# 1976 World Weightlifting Championships

The 1976 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from July 18 to July 27, 1976. There were 173 men in action from 46 nations.
This tournament was a part of 1976 Summer Olympics but counted as World Weightlifting Championships too. Only total medals counted for Olympic Games while Snatch and Clean & Jerk medals counts for World Weightlifting Championships.

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 52 kg |||||||
| Snatch | György Kőszegi Hungary | 107.5 kg | Masatomo Takeuchi Japan | 105.0 kg | Aleksandr Voronin Soviet Union | 105.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Aleksandr Voronin Soviet Union | 137.5 kg | Mohammad Nassiri Iran | 135.0 kg | György Kőszegi Hungary | 130.0 kg |
| Total | Aleksandr Voronin Soviet Union | 242.5 kg | György Kőszegi Hungary | 237.5 kg | Mohammad Nassiri Iran | 235.0 kg |
| 56 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Norair Nurikyan Bulgaria | 117.5 kg | Grzegorz Cziura Poland | 115.0 kg | Leszek Skorupa Poland | 112.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Norair Nurikyan Bulgaria | 145.0 kg | Kenkichi Ando Japan | 142.5 kg | Imre Földi Hungary | 140.0 kg |
| Total | Norair Nurikyan Bulgaria | 262.5 kg WR | Grzegorz Cziura Poland | 252.5 kg | Kenkichi Ando Japan | 250.0 kg |
| 60 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Nikolay Kolesnikov Soviet Union | 125.0 kg | Kazumasa Hirai Japan | 125.0 kg | Georgi Todorov Bulgaria | 122.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Nikolay Kolesnikov Soviet Union | 160.0 kg | Georgi Todorov Bulgaria | 157.5 kg | Takashi Saito Japan | 152.5 kg |
| Total | Nikolay Kolesnikov Soviet Union | 285.0 kg | Georgi Todorov Bulgaria | 280.0 kg | Kazumasa Hirai Japan | 275.0 kg |
| 67.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Petro Korol Soviet Union | 135.0 kg | Daniel Senet France | 135.0 kg | Kazimierz Czarnecki Poland | 130.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Petro Korol Soviet Union | 170.0 kg | Günter Ambraß East Germany | 170.0 kg | Yatsuo Shimaya Japan | 165.0 kg |
| Total | Petro Korol Soviet Union | 305.0 kg | Daniel Senet France | 300.0 kg | Kazimierz Czarnecki Poland | 295.0 kg |
| 75 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Yordan Mitkov Bulgaria | 145.0 kg | Peter Wenzel East Germany | 145.0 kg | Vardan Militosyan Soviet Union | 145.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yordan Mitkov Bulgaria | 190.0 kg | Vardan Militosyan Soviet Union | 185.0 kg | Peter Wenzel East Germany | 182.5 kg |
| Total | Yordan Mitkov Bulgaria | 335.0 kg | Vardan Militosyan Soviet Union | 330.0 kg | Peter Wenzel East Germany | 327.5 kg |
| 82.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Valery Shary Soviet Union | 162.5 kg | Trendafil Stoychev Bulgaria | 162.5 kg | Péter Baczakó Hungary | 157.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Rolf Milser West Germany | 205.0 kg | Valery Shary Soviet Union | 202.5 kg | Trendafil Stoychev Bulgaria | 197.5 kg |
| Total | Valery Shary Soviet Union | 365.0 kg | Trendafil Stoychev Bulgaria | 360.0 kg | Péter Baczakó Hungary | 345.0 kg |
| 90 kg |||||||
| Snatch | David Rigert Soviet Union | 170.0 kg | Lee James United States | 165.0 kg | Michel Broillet Switzerland | 165.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | David Rigert Soviet Union | 212.5 kg | Atanas Shopov Bulgaria | 205.0 kg | Lee James United States | 197.5 kg |
| Total | David Rigert Soviet Union | 382.5 kg | Lee James United States | 362.5 kg | Atanas Shopov Bulgaria | 360.0 kg |
| 110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Krastyu Semerdzhiev Bulgaria | 170.0 kg | Tadeusz Rutkowski Poland | 167.5 kg | Russ Prior Canada | 167.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yury Zaitsev Soviet Union | 220.0 kg | Pierre Gourrier France | 215.0 kg | Krastyu Semerdzhiev Bulgaria | 215.0 kg |
| Total | Yury Zaitsev Soviet Union | 385.0 kg | Krastyu Semerdzhiev Bulgaria | 385.0 kg | Tadeusz Rutkowski Poland | 377.5 kg |
| +110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | 185.0 kg | Bruce Wilhelm United States | 172.5 kg | Gerd Bonk East Germany | 170.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | 255.0 kg WR | Gerd Bonk East Germany | 235.0 kg | Ján Nagy Czechoslovakia | 227.5 kg |
| Total | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | 440.0 kg | Gerd Bonk East Germany | 405.0 kg | Helmut Losch East Germany | 387.5 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | East Germany | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 18 | 3 | 2 | 23 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | East Germany | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Japan | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Poland | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | United States | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | France | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Iran | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 |