Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics explained
| Event: | Weightlifting |
| Games: | 1976 Summer |
| Venue: | St. Michel Arena |
| Dates: | 18–27 July 1976 |
| Competitors: | 173 |
| Nations: | 46 |
| Prev: | 1972 |
| Next: | 1980 |
The weightlifting competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal consisted of nine weight classes, all for men only. The clean and press was dropped from the included lifts after the 1972 games in Munich, due to disagreement over proper form. The Games of 1976 were the first Olympics to start testing for anabolic steroids, although athletes were tested only during the competition, thus leaving them free to use performance-enhancing drugs in the years prior.[1] [2]
Medal summary
52 kg
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56 kg
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60 kg
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67.5 kg
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75 kg
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82.5 kg
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90 kg
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110 kg
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+110 kg
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Zbigniew Kaczmarek of Poland originally won the 67.5 kg event,
Valentin Khristov of Bulgaria originally won the 110 kg event, and
Blagoy Blagoev of Bulgaria originally won silver in the 82.5 kg event, but they were disqualified and
stripped of their medals after they tested positive for
anabolic steroids.
Sources
Notes and References
- Web site: Doping cases at Summer Games since 1968. www.chinadaily.com.cn. 30 June 2019.
- Web site: Weightlifting at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417052333/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1976/WLT/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 9 January 2020.
