Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics
The weightlifting competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only.
It also counted as 1968 World Weightlifting Championships.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight (56 kg) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Mohammad NassiriIran (IRI) | 367.5 kg |  Imre FöldiHungary (HUN) | 367.5 kg | .svg.png){kind=small} Henryk TrębickiPoland (POL) | 357.5 kg |
| Featherweight (60 kg) |
 Yoshinobu MiyakeJapan (JPN) | 392.5 kg | .svg.png){kind=small} Dito ShanidzeSoviet Union (URS) | 387.5 kg | Yoshiyuki Miyake Japan (JPN) | 385.0 kg |
| Lightweight (67.5 kg) |
Waldemar Baszanowski Poland (POL) | 437.5 kg | Parviz Jalayer Iran (IRI) | 422.5 kg | Marian Zieliński Poland (POL) | 420.0 kg |
| Middleweight (75 kg) |
Viktor Kurentsov Soviet Union (URS) | 475.0 kg | Masashi Ouchi Japan (JPN) | 455.0 kg | Károly Bakos Hungary (HUN) | 440.0 kg |
| Light heavyweight (82.5 kg) |
Boris Selitsky Soviet Union (URS) | 485.0 kg | Vladimir Belyaev Soviet Union (URS) | 485.0 kg | Norbert Ozimek Poland (POL) | 472.5 kg |
| Middle heavyweight (90 kg) |
 Kaarlo KangasniemiFinland (FIN) | 517.5 kg | Jaan Talts Soviet Union (URS) | 507.5 kg | Marek Gołąb Poland (POL) | 495.0 kg |
| Heavyweight (+90 kg) |
Leonid Zhabotinsky Soviet Union (URS) | 572.5 kg | .svg.png){kind=small} Serge RedingBelgium (BEL) | 555.0 kg |  Joe DubeUnited States (USA) | 555.0 kg |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Iran (IRI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
See also
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-21.
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