Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 90 kg

The men's 90 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal took place on 25 July at the St. Michel Arena. It was the seventh appearance of the middle heavyweight class.[1]

Men's 90 kg
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueSt. Michel Arena
Date25 July 1976
Competitors19 from 16 nations
Winning total382.5 kg OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) David Rigert  Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lee James  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Atanas Shopov  Bulgaria
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Results edit

Rank Name Country kg
1 David Rigert   Soviet Union 382.5
2 Lee James   United States 362.5
3 Atanas Shopov   Bulgaria 360.0
4 György Rehus-Uzor   Hungary 350.0
5 Peter Petzold   East Germany 345.0
6 Alberto Blanco   Cuba 345.0
7 Yvon Coussin   France 332.5
8 Guðmundur Sigurðsson   Iceland 332.5
9 Gary Langford   Great Britain 327.5
10 Jean-Pierre Van Lerberghe   Belgium 327.5
11 Brian Marsden   New Zealand 322.5
12 Rudolf Hill   Austria 320.0
13 Ken Price   Great Britain 307.5
AC Rolf Larsen   Norway 140.0
AC Jaakko Kailajärvi   Finland 145.0
AC Khristos Iakovou   Greece 155.0
AC Michel Broillet   Switzerland 165.0
AC Phil Grippaldi   United States 355.0 (DQ)
AC Sergey Poltoratsky   Soviet Union DNF

References edit

  1. ^ "Weightlifting at the 1976 Munich Summer Games: Men's Middle-Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.