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

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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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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]

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.