Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 82.5 kg

The men's 82.5 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal took place on 24 July at the St. Michel Arena. It was the thirteenth appearance of the light heavyweight class.[1]

Men's 82.5 kg
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueSt. Michel Arena
Date24 July 1976
Competitors17 from 14 nations
Winning total365.0 kg OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Valery Shary  Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Trendafil Stoychev  Bulgaria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Péter Baczakó  Hungary
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Results edit

Rank Name Country kg
1 Valery Shary   Soviet Union 365.0
2 Trendafil Stoychev   Bulgaria 360.0
3 Péter Baczakó   Hungary 345.0
4 Nikos Iliadis   Greece 340.0
5 Juhani Avellan   Finland 330.0
6 Stefan Jacobsson   Sweden 317.5
7 Sueo Fujishiro   Japan 315.0
8 Gerd Kennel   West Germany 312.5
9 Erling Johansen   Denmark 307.5
10 Samuel Bigler   United States 307.5
11 Pablo Justiniani   Panama 295.0
12 Mehmet Suvar   Turkey 292.5
AC Ferenc Antalovics   Hungary 155.0
AC Rolf Milser   West Germany 205.0
AC Blagoy Blagoev   Bulgaria 362.5 (DQ)
AC Pierre St.-Jean   Canada DNF
AC Leif Jensen   Norway DNF

References edit

  1. ^ "Weightlifting at the 1976 Munich Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.