Weightlifting at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games:

Men's Middle-Heavyweight Snatch

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Host City: Ciudad de México, Mexico
Venue(s): Theatre of the Insurgents, Ciudad de México
Date Started: October 18, 1968
Date Finished: October 18, 1968

Gold:	Kaarlo Kangasniemi
Silver:	Jaan Talts
Bronze:	Marek Gołąb

Snatch

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	K
1	Kaarlo Kangasniemi	27	Finland	FIN	157.5	WR (158.0)
2T	Jaan Talts	24	Soviet Union	URS	150.0
2T	Jaakko Kailajärvi	27	Finland	FIN	150.0
4T	Marek Gołąb	28	Poland	POL	145.0
4T	Bo Johansson	23	Sweden	SWE	145.0
4T	Árpád Nemessányi	24	Hungary	HUN	145.0
4T	Bakr El-Sayed Bassam	28	Egypt	EGY	145.0
4T	Louis Martin	31	Great Britain	GBR	145.0
9T	Phil Grippaldi	22	United States	USA	137.5
9T	Pierre Gourrier	21	France	FRA	137.5
11T	Yun Seog-Won	34	South Korea	KOR	135.0
11T	Cheng Sheng-Teh	27	Chinese Taipei	TPE	135.0
13T	Vítězslav Országh	24	Czechoslovakia	TCH	130.0
13T	Jean-Pierre Van Lerberghe	21	Belgium	BEL	130.0
13T	Stergios Tsoukas		Greece	GRE	130.0
16	Paul Bjarnason	23	Canada	CAN	127.5
17T	Robert Bartholomew	32	United States	USA	125.0
17T	Andrés Martínez	24	Cuba	CUB	125.0
17T	Sylvanus Blackman	35	Great Britain	GBR	125.0
20T	Efrain Gusquiza	23	Peru	PER	120.0
20T	Gaber Ali Hafez		Egypt	EGY	120.0
20T	Leong Chim Seong	27	Malaysia	MAS	120.0
23	Fernando Torres	26	Puerto Rico	PUR	115.0
24	Fernando Esquivel	29	Costa Rica	CRC	105.0
AC	Óskar Sigurpálsson	22	Iceland	ISL		NVL
AC	Oscar Nobua	19	Argentina	ARG		NVL

Snatch Lift #1

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	K	S/F
AC	Kaarlo Kangasniemi	27	Finland	FIN	150.0	o
AC	Jaan Talts	24	Soviet Union	URS	142.5	o
AC	Marek Gołąb	28	Poland	POL	140.0	o
AC	Árpád Nemessányi	24	Hungary	HUN	140.0	o
AC	Pierre Gourrier	21	France	FRA	137.5	o
AC	Bakr El-Sayed Bassam	28	Egypt	EGY	135.0	o
AC	Louis Martin	31	Great Britain	GBR	135.0	o
AC	Phil Grippaldi	22	United States	USA	132.5	o
AC	Vítězslav Országh	24	Czechoslovakia	TCH	130.0	o
AC	Yun Seog-Won	34	South Korea	KOR	130.0	o
AC	Jean-Pierre Van Lerberghe	21	Belgium	BEL	130.0	o
AC	Paul Bjarnason	23	Canada	CAN	127.5	o
AC	Stergios Tsoukas		Greece	GRE	125.0	o
AC	Andrés Martínez	24	Cuba	CUB	125.0	o
AC	Efrain Gusquiza	23	Peru	PER	120.0	o
AC	Gaber Ali Hafez		Egypt	EGY	120.0	o
AC	Sylvanus Blackman	35	Great Britain	GBR	120.0	o
AC	Fernando Esquivel	29	Costa Rica	CRC	100.0	o
AC	Jaakko Kailajärvi	27	Finland	FIN	150.0	x
AC	Bo Johansson	23	Sweden	SWE	145.0	x
AC	Cheng Sheng-Teh	27	Chinese Taipei	TPE	135.0	x
AC	Robert Bartholomew	32	United States	USA	125.0	x
AC	Leong Chim Seong	27	Malaysia	MAS	120.0	x
AC	Fernando Torres	26	Puerto Rico	PUR	115.0	x
AC	Óskar Sigurpálsson	22	Iceland	ISL	115.0	x
AC	Oscar Nobua	19	Argentina	ARG	115.0	x

Snatch Lift #2

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	K	S/F
AC	Kaarlo Kangasniemi	27	Finland	FIN	155.0	o
AC	Marek Gołąb	28	Poland	POL	145.0	o
AC	Bo Johansson	23	Sweden	SWE	145.0	o
AC	Árpád Nemessányi	24	Hungary	HUN	145.0	o
AC	Bakr El-Sayed Bassam	28	Egypt	EGY	142.5	o
AC	Louis Martin	31	Great Britain	GBR	140.0	o
AC	Phil Grippaldi	22	United States	USA	137.5	o
AC	Cheng Sheng-Teh	27	Chinese Taipei	TPE	135.0	o
AC	Sylvanus Blackman	35	Great Britain	GBR	125.0	o
AC	Leong Chim Seong	27	Malaysia	MAS	120.0	o
AC	Fernando Torres	26	Puerto Rico	PUR	115.0	o
AC	Fernando Esquivel	29	Costa Rica	CRC	105.0	o
AC	Jaan Talts	24	Soviet Union	URS	150.0	x
AC	Jaakko Kailajärvi	27	Finland	FIN	150.0	x
AC	Pierre Gourrier	21	France	FRA	142.5	x
AC	Vítězslav Országh	24	Czechoslovakia	TCH	135.0	x
AC	Yun Seog-Won	34	South Korea	KOR	135.0	o
AC	Jean-Pierre Van Lerberghe	21	Belgium	BEL	135.0	x
AC	Paul Bjarnason	23	Canada	CAN	132.5	x
AC	Stergios Tsoukas		Greece	GRE	130.0	x
AC	Andrés Martínez	24	Cuba	CUB	130.0	x
AC	Robert Bartholomew	32	United States	USA	125.0	x
AC	Efrain Gusquiza	23	Peru	PER	125.0	x
AC	Gaber Ali Hafez		Egypt	EGY	125.0	x
AC	Óskar Sigurpálsson	22	Iceland	ISL	115.0	x
AC	Oscar Nobua	19	Argentina	ARG	115.0	x

Snatch Lift #3

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	K	S/F
AC	Kaarlo Kangasniemi	27	Finland	FIN	157.5	o	WR (158.0)
AC	Jaan Talts	24	Soviet Union	URS	150.0	o
AC	Jaakko Kailajärvi	27	Finland	FIN	150.0	o
AC	Bakr El-Sayed Bassam	28	Egypt	EGY	145.0	o
AC	Louis Martin	31	Great Britain	GBR	145.0	o
AC	Stergios Tsoukas		Greece	GRE	130.0	o
AC	Robert Bartholomew	32	United States	USA	125.0	o
AC	Bo Johansson	23	Sweden	SWE	150.0	x
AC	Árpád Nemessányi	24	Hungary	HUN	150.0	x
AC	Marek Gołąb	28	Poland	POL	147.5	x
AC	Phil Grippaldi	22	United States	USA	142.5	x
AC	Pierre Gourrier	21	France	FRA	142.5	x
AC	Cheng Sheng-Teh	27	Chinese Taipei	TPE	142.5	x
AC	Yun Seog-Won	34	South Korea	KOR	137.5	x
AC	Vítězslav Országh	24	Czechoslovakia	TCH	135.0	x
AC	Jean-Pierre Van Lerberghe	21	Belgium	BEL	135.0	x
AC	Paul Bjarnason	23	Canada	CAN	132.5	x
AC	Andrés Martínez	24	Cuba	CUB	130.0	x
AC	Sylvanus Blackman	35	Great Britain	GBR	130.0	x
AC	Efrain Gusquiza	23	Peru	PER	125.0	x
AC	Gaber Ali Hafez		Egypt	EGY	125.0	x
AC	Leong Chim Seong	27	Malaysia	MAS	125.0	x
AC	Fernando Torres	26	Puerto Rico	PUR	120.0	x
AC	Óskar Sigurpálsson	22	Iceland	ISL	115.0	x
AC	Oscar Nobua	19	Argentina	ARG	115.0	x
AC	Fernando Esquivel	29	Costa Rica	CRC	110.0	x

Snatch Lift #4

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	K	S/F
AC	Jaakko Kailajärvi	27	Finland	FIN	158.5	x

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