1978 World Weightlifting Championships

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1978 Men's World Championships
Host city Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Dates4–8 October 1978
  1977
1979  

The 1978 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States from October 4 to October 8, 1978. There were 185 men in action from 35 nations.

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Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
52 kg
Snatch Kanybek Osmonaliyev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
105.0 kg Tadeusz Golik
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
105.0 kg Francisco Casamayor
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
102.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Kanybek Osmonaliyev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
135.0 kg Tadeusz Golik
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
132.5 kg Masatomo Takeuchi
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
130.0 kg
Total Kanybek Osmonaliyev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
240.0 kg Tadeusz Golik
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
237.5 kg Francisco Casamayor
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
230.0 kg
56 kg
Snatch Daniel Núñez
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
117.5 kg Marek Seweryn
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
115.0 kg Stefan Dimitrov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
110.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Kenkichi Ando
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
145.0 kg Tadeusz Dembończyk
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
142.5 kg Daniel Núñez
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
142.5 kg
Total Daniel Núñez
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
260.0 kg Marek Seweryn
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
252.5 kg Kenkichi Ando
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
252.5 kg
60 kg
Snatch István Lénárt
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
122.5 kg László Száraz
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
122.5 kg Tan Hanyong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
120.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Takashi Saito
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
157.5 kg Marek Sachmaciński
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
155.0 kg Nikolay Kolesnikov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
152.5 kg
Total Nikolay Kolesnikov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
270.0 kg Takashi Saito
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
267.5 kg Valentin Todorov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
267.5 kg
67.5 kg
Snatch Mario Villalobo
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
135.0 kg Yanko Rusev
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
135.0 kg Virgil Dociu
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
132.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Yanko Rusev
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
175.0 kg Zbigniew Kaczmarek
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
172.5 kg Günter Ambraß
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
170.0 kg
Total Yanko Rusev
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
310.0 kg Zbigniew Kaczmarek
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
302.5 kg Günter Ambraß
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
300.0 kg
75 kg
Snatch Roberto Urrutia
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
155.0 kg Julio Echenique
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
147.5 kg Vardan Militosyan
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
147.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Roberto Urrutia
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
192.5 kg Peter Wenzel
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
190.0 kg Vardan Militosyan
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
190.0 kg
Total Roberto Urrutia
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
347.5 kg Vardan Militosyan
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
337.5 kg Peter Wenzel
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
335.0 kg
82.5 kg
Snatch Yurik Vardanyan
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
170.0 kg Péter Baczakó
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
157.5 kg Paweł Rabczewski
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
150.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Yurik Vardanyan
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
207.5 kg Daniel Zayas
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
195.0 kg Péter Baczakó
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
195.0 kg
Total Yurik Vardanyan
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
377.5 kg
WR
Péter Baczakó
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
352.5 kg Paweł Rabczewski
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
345.0 kg
90 kg
Snatch Andon Nikolov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
170.0 kg György Rehus-Uzor
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
165.0 kg Ferenc Antalovics
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
165.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Rolf Milser
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
215.0 kg Gennady Bessonov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
210.0 kg Ferenc Antalovics
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
202.5 kg
Total Rolf Milser
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
377.5 kg Gennady Bessonov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
375.0 kg Ferenc Antalovics
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
367.5 kg
100 kg
Snatch Sergey Arakelov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
172.5 kg David Rigert
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
170.0 kg Manfred Funke
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
167.5 kg
Clean & Jerk David Rigert
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
220.0 kg Sergey Arakelov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
217.5 kg Anton Baraniak
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
205.0 kg
Total David Rigert
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
390.0 kg Sergey Arakelov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
390.0 kg Manfred Funke
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
367.5 kg
110 kg
Snatch Leif Nilsson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
175.0 kg Yury Zaitsev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
172.5 kg Jürgen Ciezki
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
170.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Yury Zaitsev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
230.0 kg Jürgen Ciezki
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
215.0 kg György Szalai
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
210.0 kg
Total Yury Zaitsev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
402.5 kg Jürgen Ciezki
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
385.0 kg Leif Nilsson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
385.0 kg
+110 kg
Snatch Sultan Rakhmanov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
187.5 kg Hristo Plachkov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
187.5 kg Jürgen Heuser
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
185.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Gerd Bonk
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
235.0 kg Jürgen Heuser
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
232.5 kg Sultan Rakhmanov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
230.0 kg
Total Jürgen Heuser
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
417.5 kg Sultan Rakhmanov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
417.5 kg Gerd Bonk
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
410.0 kg

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 5409
2Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 2013
3Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1146
4Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 1012
5Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1001
6Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 0314
7Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0112
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 0112
9Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0011
Totals (9 entries)10101030

Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 138425
2Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 62311
3Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 3227
4Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 24814
5Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2125
6Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2002
7Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 14510
8Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1012
9Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 09211
10Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0011
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 0011
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 0011
Totals (12 entries)30303090

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