World Weightlifting Championships 1978
The 52nd World Men's Weightlifting Championships were held from October 4 to 8, 1978 in the US city of Gettysburg , Pennsylvania . 185 weightlifters from 35 nations took part in the competitions held by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) in one-on-one (snatch and push) .
Medalist
Men
Class up to 52 kilograms
discipline | gold | silver | bronze | |||
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Tear |
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105.0 kg |
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105.0 kg |
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102.5 kg |
Bump |
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135.0 kg |
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132.5 kg |
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130.0 kg |
Duel |
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240.0 kg |
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237.5 kg |
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230.0 kg |
Class up to 56 kilograms
discipline | gold | silver | bronze | |||
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Tear |
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117.5 kg |
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115.0 kg |
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110.0 kg |
Bump |
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145.0 kg |
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142.5 kg |
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142.5 kg |
Duel |
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260.0 kg |
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252.5 kg |
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252.5 kg |
Class up to 60 kilograms
discipline | gold | silver | bronze | |||
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Tear |
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122.5 kg |
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122.5 kg |
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120.0 kg |
Bump |
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157.5 kg |
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155.0 kg |
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152.5 kg |
Duel |
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270.0 kg |
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267.5 kg |
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267.5 kg |
Class up to 67.5 kilograms
discipline | gold | silver | bronze | |||
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Tear |
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135.0 kg |
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135.0 kg |
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132.5 kg |
Bump |
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175.0 kg |
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172.5 kg |
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170.0 kg |
Duel |
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310.0 kg |
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302.5 kg |
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300.0 kg |
Class up to 75 kilograms
discipline | gold | silver | bronze | |||
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Tear |
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155.0 kg |
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147.5 kg |
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147.5 kg |
Bump |
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192.5 kg |
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190.0 kg |
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190.0 kg |
Duel |
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347.5 kg |
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337.5 kg |
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335.0 kg |
Class up to 82.5 kilograms
discipline | gold | silver | bronze | |||
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Tear |
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170.0 kg |
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157.5 kg |
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150.0 kg |
Bump |
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207.5 kg |
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195.0 kg |
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195.0 kg |
Duel |
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377.5 kg![]() |
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352.5 kg |
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345.0 kg |
Class up to 90 kilograms
discipline | gold | silver | bronze | |||
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Tear |
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170.0 kg |
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165.0 kg |
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165.0 kg |
Bump |
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215.0 kg |
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210.0 kg |
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202.5 kg |
Duel |
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377.5 kg |
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375.0 kg |
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367.5 kg |
Class up to 100 kilograms
discipline | gold | silver | bronze | |||
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Tear |
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172.5 kg |
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170.0 kg |
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167.5 kg |
Bump |
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220.0 kg |
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217.5 kg |
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205.0 kg |
Duel |
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390.0 kg |
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390.0 kg |
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367.5 kg |
Class up to 110 kilograms
discipline | gold | silver | bronze | |||
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Tear |
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175.0 kg |
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172.5 kg |
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170.0 kg |
Bump |
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230.0 kg |
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215.0 kg |
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210.0 kg |
Duel |
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402.5 kg |
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385.0 kg |
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385.0 kg |
Class over 110 kilograms
discipline | gold | silver | bronze | |||
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Tear |
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187.5 kg |
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187.5 kg |
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185.0 kg |
Bump |
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235.0 kg |
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232.5 kg |
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230.0 kg |
Duel |
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417.5 kg |
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417.5 kg |
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410.0 kg |
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Championships Seniors 1997–2007 and Statistics ( English , PDF; 31.8 MB) In: iwf.net . Retrieved June 28, 2013.