Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 kg

The men's 56 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal took place on 19 July at the St. Michel Arena. It was the eighth appearance of the bantamweight class.[1]

Men's 56 kg
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueSt. Michel Arena
Date19 July 1976
Competitors24 from 19 nations
Winning total262.5 kg WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Norair Nurikyan  Bulgaria
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Grzegorz Cziura  Poland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kenkichi Ando  Japan
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Results edit

Rank Name Country kg
1 Norair Nurikyan   Bulgaria 262.5
2 Grzegorz Cziura   Poland 252.5
3 Kenkichi Ando   Japan 250.0
4 Leszek Skorupa   Poland 250.0
5 Imre Földi   Hungary 245.0
6 Bernhard Bachfisch   West Germany 242.5
7 Carlos Lastre   Cuba 240.0
8 Fazlollah Dehkhoda   Iran 240.0
9 Jean-Claude Chavigny   France 235.0
10 Feyzollah Nasseri   Iran 232.5
11 Muhammad Manzoor   Pakistan 225.0
12 Serge Stresser   France 225.0
13 Arturo del Rosario   Philippines 222.5
14 Ahmed Mahmoud Mashall   Egypt 217.5
15 Edgar Tornez   Guatemala 215.0
16 Paulo de Sene   Brazil 215.0
17 Ezequiel Sánchez   Colombia 210.0
AC Jiro Hosotani   Japan 100.0
AC Imre Stefanovics   Hungary 102.5
AC Han Gyong-si   North Korea 110.0
AC Naftaly Parrales   Nicaragua DNF
AC Yves Carignan   Canada DNF
AC Karel Prohl   Czechoslovakia DNF
AC Kurt Pittner   Austria DNF

References edit

  1. ^ "Weightlifting at the 1976 Munich Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.