The 1976 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from July 18 to July 27, 1976. There were 173 men in action from 46 nations.
| Host city | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18–27 July 1976 |
This tournament was a part of 1976 Summer Olympics but counted as World Weightlifting Championships too. Only total medals counted for Olympic Games while Snatch and Clean & Jerk medals counts for World Weightlifting Championships.
Medal summary edit
Medal table edit
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 |  Bulgaria | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  East Germany | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Poland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Japan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 |  Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 18 | 3 | 2 | 23 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 |  West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | East Germany | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Japan | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Poland | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| 8 | United States | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | France | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Iran | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 |  Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 | |
See also edit
References edit
- Results (Sport 123)
- Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine