Weightlifting at the Olympics
| Men's 82.5 kg at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | St. Michel Arena | ||||||||||||
| Date | 24 July 1976 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning total | 365.0 kg OR | ||||||||||||
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| Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics | |
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| Men | |
| 52 kg | |
| 56 kg | |
| 60 kg | |
| 67.5 kg | |
| 75 kg | |
| 82.5 kg | |
| 90 kg | |
| 110 kg | |
| +110 kg | |
The men's 82.5 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal took place on 24 July at the St. Michel Arena. It was the thirteenth appearance of the light heavyweight class.
Results
| Rank | Name | Country | kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valery Shary |  Soviet Union |
365.0 |
| 2 | Trendafil Stoychev |  Bulgaria |
360.0 |
| 3 | Péter Baczakó |  Hungary |
345.0 |
| 4 | Nikos Iliadis |  Greece |
340.0 |
| 5 | Juhani Avellan |  Finland |
330.0 |
| 6 | Stefan Jacobsson |  Sweden |
317.5 |
| 7 | Sueo Fujishiro |  Japan |
315.0 |
| 8 | Gerd Kennel |  West Germany |
312.5 |
| 9 | Erling Johansen |  Denmark |
307.5 |
| 10 | Samuel Bigler |  United States |
307.5 |
| 11 | Pablo Justiniani |  Panama |
295.0 |
| 12 | Mehmet Suvar |  Turkey |
292.5 |
| AC | Ferenc Antalovics | Hungary |
155.0 |
| AC | Rolf Milser | West Germany |
205.0 |
| AC | Blagoy Blagoev | Bulgaria |
362.5 (DQ) |
| AC | Pierre St.-Jean |  Canada |
DNF |
| AC | Leif Jensen |  Norway |
DNF |
References
- "Weightlifting at the 1976 Munich Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
| Olympic Champions in Weightlifting – Men's Light Heavyweight | |
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