Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Paralympics consisted of six events for men.[1]
Weightlifting at the V Paralympic Games | |
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![]() Paralympic Weightlifting | |
Competitors | 43 from 16 nations |
Participating nations
editThere were 43 male competitors representing 16 nations.[2]
- Australia (2)
- Belgium (2)
- Brazil (3)
- Canada (2)
- Finland (2)
- France (5)
- Great Britain (6)
- Guatemala (2)
- Israel (2)
- New Zealand (3)
- Norway (2)
- Poland (1)
- Sweden (2)
- Switzerland (2)
- United States (6)
- West Germany (1)
Medal summary
editMedal table
editThere were 18 medal winners representing nine nations.[3]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2 | Israel (ISR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
5 | France (FRA) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
6 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
8 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Guatemala (GUA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (9 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
Men's events
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's light featherweight |
Shmuel Haimovitz Israel |
Jean-Michel Barberane France |
Terry Mason Australia |
Men's featherweight |
Benny Nilsson Sweden |
Joseph Ponnier France |
Jose Rolando Guatemala |
Men's lightweight |
Edward Coyle United States |
Alex Eguers France |
Reuben Ngata New Zealand |
Men's middleweight |
Vic Renalson Australia |
Aoudmond France |
Richard Taurer United States |
Men's light heavyweight |
Abraham Strauch Israel |
R. Rowe Great Britain |
Fred Creba New Zealand |
Men's heavyweight |
Jon Brown United States |
Bengt Lindberg Sweden |
Aimo Sohlmann Finland |
References
edit- ^ "Toronto 1976 – Weightlifting". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Toronto 1976 – Weightlifting – Participants". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Toronto 1976 – Weightlifting – Medal Standings". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-20.