| Weightlifting at the 1978 Asian Games | |
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| Dates | 10–16 December 1978 |
| ← 19741982 → | |
Weightlifting was contested at the 1978 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand. The competition included only men's events for ten different weight categories.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 kg | Han Gyong-si North Korea
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Im Jung-gwan North Korea
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Cai Juncheng China
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| 56 kg | Yang Eui-yong North Korea
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Lee Myung-su South Korea
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Muhammad Manzoor Pakistan
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| 60 kg | Song Sung-rim North Korea
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Tan Hanyong China
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Takashi Saito Japan
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| 67.5 kg | Kazumasa Hirai Japan
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Zhao Xinmin China
|
Ri Gwang-ju North Korea
|
| 75 kg | Mohamed Tarabulsi Lebanon
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Tamotsu Sunami Japan
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An Won-geun North Korea
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| 82.5 kg | Kaoru Sato Japan
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Ryu Dong-il North Korea
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Talal Hassoun Iraq
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| 90 kg | Ahn Ji-young South Korea
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Hafidh Shihab Iraq
|
Sann Myint Burma
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| 100 kg | Mitsumasa Sato Japan
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Raef Ftouni Lebanon
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Han Jin-suk North Korea
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| 110 kg | Talal Najjar Syria
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Song Zhenzhu China
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Tsuneji Shibasaki Japan
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| +110 kg | Yang Huaiqing China
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Tariq Al-Adeeb Iraq
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Mahmoud Mansour Iraq
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  North Korea (PRK) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  Lebanon (LIB) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Syria (SYR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 |  Burma (BIR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
References
External links
| Events at the 1978 Asian Games (Bangkok) | |
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| Weightlifting at the Asian Games | ||
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| Asian Weightlifting Championships | |
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