1978 World Weightlifting Championships

The 1978 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States from October 4 to October 8, 1978. There were 185 men in action from 35 nations.

1978 Men's World Championships
Host cityGettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Dates4–8 October 1978
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Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
52 kg
Snatch Kanybek Osmonaliyev
  Soviet Union
105.0 kg Tadeusz Golik
  Poland
105.0 kg Francisco Casamayor
  Cuba
102.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Kanybek Osmonaliyev
  Soviet Union
135.0 kg Tadeusz Golik
  Poland
132.5 kg Masatomo Takeuchi
  Japan
130.0 kg
Total Kanybek Osmonaliyev
  Soviet Union
240.0 kg Tadeusz Golik
  Poland
237.5 kg Francisco Casamayor
  Cuba
230.0 kg
56 kg
Snatch Daniel Núñez
  Cuba
117.5 kg Marek Seweryn
  Poland
115.0 kg Stefan Dimitrov
  Bulgaria
110.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Kenkichi Ando
  Japan
145.0 kg Tadeusz Dembończyk
  Poland
142.5 kg Daniel Núñez
  Cuba
142.5 kg
Total Daniel Núñez
  Cuba
260.0 kg Marek Seweryn
  Poland
252.5 kg Kenkichi Ando
  Japan
252.5 kg
60 kg
Snatch István Lénárt
  Hungary
122.5 kg László Száraz
  Hungary
122.5 kg Tan Hanyong
  China
120.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Takashi Saito
  Japan
157.5 kg Marek Sachmaciński
  Poland
155.0 kg Nikolay Kolesnikov
  Soviet Union
152.5 kg
Total Nikolay Kolesnikov
  Soviet Union
270.0 kg Takashi Saito
  Japan
267.5 kg Valentin Todorov
  Bulgaria
267.5 kg
67.5 kg
Snatch Mario Villalobo
  Cuba
135.0 kg Yanko Rusev
  Bulgaria
135.0 kg Virgil Dociu
  Romania
132.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Yanko Rusev
  Bulgaria
175.0 kg Zbigniew Kaczmarek
  Poland
172.5 kg Günter Ambraß
  East Germany
170.0 kg
Total Yanko Rusev
  Bulgaria
310.0 kg Zbigniew Kaczmarek
  Poland
302.5 kg Günter Ambraß
  East Germany
300.0 kg
75 kg
Snatch Roberto Urrutia
  Cuba
155.0 kg Julio Echenique
  Cuba
147.5 kg Vardan Militosyan
  Soviet Union
147.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Roberto Urrutia
  Cuba
192.5 kg Peter Wenzel
  East Germany
190.0 kg Vardan Militosyan
  Soviet Union
190.0 kg
Total Roberto Urrutia
  Cuba
347.5 kg Vardan Militosyan
  Soviet Union
337.5 kg Peter Wenzel
  East Germany
335.0 kg
82.5 kg
Snatch Yurik Vardanyan
  Soviet Union
170.0 kg Péter Baczakó
  Hungary
157.5 kg Paweł Rabczewski
  Poland
150.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Yurik Vardanyan
  Soviet Union
207.5 kg Daniel Zayas
  Cuba
195.0 kg Péter Baczakó
  Hungary
195.0 kg
Total Yurik Vardanyan
  Soviet Union
377.5 kg
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Péter Baczakó
  Hungary
352.5 kg Paweł Rabczewski
  Poland
345.0 kg
90 kg
Snatch Andon Nikolov
  Bulgaria
170.0 kg György Rehus-Uzor
  Hungary
165.0 kg Ferenc Antalovics
  Hungary
165.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Rolf Milser
  West Germany
215.0 kg Gennady Bessonov
  Soviet Union
210.0 kg Ferenc Antalovics
  Hungary
202.5 kg
Total Rolf Milser
  West Germany
377.5 kg Gennady Bessonov
  Soviet Union
375.0 kg Ferenc Antalovics
  Hungary
367.5 kg
100 kg
Snatch Sergey Arakelov
  Soviet Union
172.5 kg David Rigert
  Soviet Union
170.0 kg Manfred Funke
  East Germany
167.5 kg
Clean & Jerk David Rigert
  Soviet Union
220.0 kg Sergey Arakelov
  Soviet Union
217.5 kg Anton Baraniak
  Czechoslovakia
205.0 kg
Total David Rigert
  Soviet Union
390.0 kg Sergey Arakelov
  Soviet Union
390.0 kg Manfred Funke
  East Germany
367.5 kg
110 kg
Snatch Leif Nilsson
  Sweden
175.0 kg Yury Zaitsev
  Soviet Union
172.5 kg Jürgen Ciezki
  East Germany
170.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Yury Zaitsev
  Soviet Union
230.0 kg Jürgen Ciezki
  East Germany
215.0 kg György Szalai
  Hungary
210.0 kg
Total Yury Zaitsev
  Soviet Union
402.5 kg Jürgen Ciezki
  East Germany
385.0 kg Leif Nilsson
  Sweden
385.0 kg
+110 kg
Snatch Sultan Rakhmanov
  Soviet Union
187.5 kg Hristo Plachkov
  Bulgaria
187.5 kg Jürgen Heuser
  East Germany
185.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Gerd Bonk
  East Germany
235.0 kg Jürgen Heuser
  East Germany
232.5 kg Sultan Rakhmanov
  Soviet Union
230.0 kg
Total Jürgen Heuser
  East Germany
417.5 kg Sultan Rakhmanov
  Soviet Union
417.5 kg Gerd Bonk
  East Germany
410.0 kg

Medal table

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Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Soviet Union5409
2  Cuba2013
3  East Germany1146
4  Bulgaria1012
5  West Germany1001
6  Poland0314
7  Hungary0112
  Japan0112
9  Sweden0011
Totals (9 entries)10101030

Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Soviet Union138425
2  Cuba62311
3  Bulgaria3227
4  East Germany24814
5  Japan2125
6  West Germany2002
7  Hungary14510
8  Sweden1012
9  Poland09211
10  China0011
  Czechoslovakia0011
  Romania0011
Totals (12 entries)30303090

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