Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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The weightlifting competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only. The competition was held from 17 to 21 October 1968 at the Teatro de los Insurgentes.[1]
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| Venue | Teatro de los Insurgentes |
| Dates | 17–21 October 1968 |
| Competitors | 160 from 55 nations |
It also counted as 1968 World Weightlifting Championships. The Soviet Union finished first in the medal table after winning three gold medals. Japan, Iran, Finland and Poland won the remaining gold medals.
Participating nations
Argentina (1)
Australia (2)
Austria (1)
Barbados (1)
Belgium (2)
Brazil (1)
Bulgaria (5)
Canada (4)
Costa Rica (3)
Cuba (5)
Czechoslovakia (4)
Dominican Republic (2)
East Germany (3)
Egypt (3)
El Salvador (2)
Finland (5)
France (5)
Great Britain (7)
Greece (2)
Guatemala (1)
Guyana (1)
Honduras (1)
Hungary (7)
India (1)
Indonesia (3)
Iran (4)
Iraq (1)
Iceland (1)
Italy (3)
Jamaica (1)
Japan (7)
Lebanon (1)
Malaysia (2)
Mexico (3)
Netherlands (1)
Netherlands Antilles (2)
New Zealand (2)
Nicaragua (1)
Norway (1)
Panama (2)
Peru (1)
Philippines (3)
Poland (7)
Portugal (1)
Puerto Rico (6)
Singapore (2)
South Korea (6)
Soviet Union (7)
Sweden (2)
Taiwan (5)
Thailand (2)
Trinidad and Tobago (1)
United States (5)
Virgin Islands (1)- West Germany (5)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  Japan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Poland | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 |  Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight (56 kg) |
Mohammad Nassiri Iran | 367.5 kg | Imre Földi Hungary | 367.5 kg | Henryk Trębicki Poland | 357.5 kg |
| Featherweight (60 kg) |
Yoshinobu Miyake Japan | 392.5 kg | Dito Shanidze Soviet Union | 387.5 kg | Yoshiyuki Miyake Japan | 385.0 kg |
| Lightweight (67.5 kg) |
Waldemar Baszanowski Poland | 437.5 kg | Parviz Jalayer Iran | 422.5 kg | Marian Zieliński Poland | 420.0 kg |
| Middleweight (75 kg) |
Viktor Kurentsov Soviet Union | 475.0 kg | Masushi Ouchi Japan | 455.0 kg | Károly Bakos Hungary | 440.0 kg |
| Light heavyweight (82.5 kg) |
Boris Selitsky Soviet Union | 485.0 kg | Vladimir Belyaev Soviet Union | 485.0 kg | Norbert Ozimek Poland | 472.5 kg |
| Middle heavyweight (90 kg) |
Kaarlo Kangasniemi Finland | 517.5 kg | Jaan Talts Soviet Union | 507.5 kg | Marek Gołąb Poland | 495.0 kg |
| Heavyweight (+90 kg) |
Leonid Zhabotinsky Soviet Union | 572.5 kg | Serge Reding Belgium | 555.0 kg | Joseph Dube United States | 555.0 kg |