Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 90 kg explained

Event:Men's 90 kg
Games:1968 Summer
Venue:Teatro de los Insurgentes
Date:18 October 1968
Competitors:29
Nations:22
Win Label:Winning total
Win Value:517.5 kg OR
Gold:Kaarlo Kangasniemi
Goldnoc:FIN
Silver:Jaan Talts
Silvernoc:URS
Bronze:Marek Gołąb
Bronzenoc:POL
Prev:1964
Next:1972

The men's 90 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City took place on 18 October at the Teatro de los Insurgentes. It was the fifth appearance of the middle heavyweight class.[1]

Results

Rank Name Country kg
1 517.5
2 507.5
3 495.0
4 492.5
5 485.0
6 482.5
7 477.5
8 462.5
9 457.5
10 455.0
11 455.0
12 455.0
13 447.5
14 435.0
15 430.0
16 427.5
17 425.0
18 425.0
19 422.5
20 420.0
21 407.5
22 405.0
23 370.0
AC 125.0
AC 145.0
AC 305.0
AC DNF
AC DNF
AC DNF

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Weightlifting at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Middle-Heavyweight . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418130307/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/WLT/mens-middle-heavyweight.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 3 January 2020.