Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Games: Previous Summer Games ▪ Next Summer Games
Host City: Montréal, Canada
Venue(s): St. Michel Arena, Montréal, Québec
Date Started: July 25, 1976
Date Finished: July 25, 1976
| Gold: | David Rigert |
| Silver: | Lee James |
| Bronze: | Atanas Shopov |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Rigert | 29 | Soviet Union | URS | 170.0 | OR |
| 2T | Lee James | 22 | United States | USA | 165.0 | |
| 2T | Michel Broillet | 32 | Switzerland | SUI | 165.0 | |
| 4 | János Rehus-Uzor | 30 | Hungary | HUN | 157.5 | |
| 5T | Atanas Shopov | 24 | Bulgaria | BUL | 155.0 | |
| 5T | Khristos Iakovou | 28 | Greece | GRE | 155.0 | |
| 7T | Peter Petzold | 27 | East Germany | GDR | 152.5 | |
| 7T | Alberto Blanco | 26 | Cuba | CUB | 152.5 | |
| 7T | Yvon Coussin | 26 | France | FRA | 152.5 | |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Van Lerberghe | 29 | Belgium | BEL | 150.0 | |
| 11 | Gary Langford | 23 | Great Britain | GBR | 147.5 | |
| 12T | Guðmundur Sigurðsson | 30 | Iceland | ISL | 145.0 | |
| 12T | Jaakko Kailajärvi | 35 | Finland | FIN | 145.0 | |
| 14T | Rudolf Hill | 28 | Austria | AUT | 140.0 | |
| 14T | Rolf Larsen | 27 | Norway | NOR | 140.0 | |
| 16T | Brian Marsden | 28 | New Zealand | NZL | 137.5 | |
| 16T | Ken Price | 35 | Great Britain | GBR | 137.5 | |
| AC | Phil Grippaldi | 29 | United States | USA | [150.0] | DQ |
| AC | Serhiy Poltoratsky | 28 | Soviet Union | URS | NVL |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | K | S/F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC | Atanas Shopov | 24 | Bulgaria | BUL | 155.0 | o | |
| AC | Khristos Iakovou | 28 | Greece | GRE | 155.0 | o | |
| AC | Lee James | 22 | United States | USA | 152.5 | o | |
| AC | Jean-Pierre Van Lerberghe | 29 | Belgium | BEL | 150.0 | o | |
| AC | Yvon Coussin | 26 | France | FRA | 147.5 | o | |
| AC | Guðmundur Sigurðsson | 30 | Iceland | ISL | 145.0 | o | |
| AC | Gary Langford | 23 | Great Britain | GBR | 140.0 | o | |
| AC | Rudolf Hill | 28 | Austria | AUT | 140.0 | o | |
| AC | Ken Price | 35 | Great Britain | GBR | 137.5 | o | |
| AC | Brian Marsden | 28 | New Zealand | NZL | 132.5 | o | |
| AC | David Rigert | 29 | Soviet Union | URS | 165.0 | x | |
| AC | Michel Broillet | 32 | Switzerland | SUI | 165.0 | x | |
| AC | Serhiy Poltoratsky | 28 | Soviet Union | URS | 162.5 | x | |
| AC | János Rehus-Uzor | 30 | Hungary | HUN | 157.5 | x | |
| AC | Peter Petzold | 27 | East Germany | GDR | 152.5 | x | |
| AC | Alberto Blanco | 26 | Cuba | CUB | 152.5 | x | |
| AC | Jaakko Kailajärvi | 35 | Finland | FIN | 145.0 | x | |
| AC | Rolf Larsen | 27 | Norway | NOR | 140.0 | x | |
| AC | Phil Grippaldi | 29 | United States | USA | [145.0] | o | DQ |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | K | S/F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC | David Rigert | 29 | Soviet Union | URS | 165.0 | o | |
| AC | Michel Broillet | 32 | Switzerland | SUI | 165.0 | o | |
| AC | Lee James | 22 | United States | USA | 160.0 | o | |
| AC | János Rehus-Uzor | 30 | Hungary | HUN | 157.5 | o | |
| AC | Peter Petzold | 27 | East Germany | GDR | 152.5 | o | |
| AC | Alberto Blanco | 26 | Cuba | CUB | 152.5 | o | |
| AC | Yvon Coussin | 26 | France | FRA | 152.5 | o | |
| AC | Gary Langford | 23 | Great Britain | GBR | 145.0 | o | |
| AC | Jaakko Kailajärvi | 35 | Finland | FIN | 145.0 | o | |
| AC | Rolf Larsen | 27 | Norway | NOR | 140.0 | o | |
| AC | Brian Marsden | 28 | New Zealand | NZL | 137.5 | o | |
| AC | Serhiy Poltoratsky | 28 | Soviet Union | URS | 162.5 | x | |
| AC | Atanas Shopov | 24 | Bulgaria | BUL | 160.0 | x | |
| AC | Khristos Iakovou | 28 | Greece | GRE | 160.0 | x | |
| AC | Jean-Pierre Van Lerberghe | 29 | Belgium | BEL | 155.0 | x | |
| AC | Guðmundur Sigurðsson | 30 | Iceland | ISL | 150.0 | x | |
| AC | Rudolf Hill | 28 | Austria | AUT | 145.0 | x | |
| AC | Ken Price | 35 | Great Britain | GBR | 142.5 | x | |
| AC | Phil Grippaldi | 29 | United States | USA | [150.0] | o | DQ |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | K | S/F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC | David Rigert | 29 | Soviet Union | URS | 170.0 | o | OR |
| AC | Lee James | 22 | United States | USA | 165.0 | o | |
| AC | Gary Langford | 23 | Great Britain | GBR | 147.5 | o | |
| AC | Michel Broillet | 32 | Switzerland | SUI | 170.0 | x | |
| AC | János Rehus-Uzor | 30 | Hungary | HUN | 162.5 | x | |
| AC | Serhiy Poltoratsky | 28 | Soviet Union | URS | 162.5 | x | |
| AC | Atanas Shopov | 24 | Bulgaria | BUL | 160.0 | x | |
| AC | Khristos Iakovou | 28 | Greece | GRE | 160.0 | x | |
| AC | Peter Petzold | 27 | East Germany | GDR | 157.5 | x | |
| AC | Alberto Blanco | 26 | Cuba | CUB | 155.0 | x | |
| AC | Yvon Coussin | 26 | France | FRA | 155.0 | x | |
| AC | Jean-Pierre Van Lerberghe | 29 | Belgium | BEL | 155.0 | x | |
| AC | Guðmundur Sigurðsson | 30 | Iceland | ISL | 150.0 | x | |
| AC | Jaakko Kailajärvi | 35 | Finland | FIN | 150.0 | x | |
| AC | Rudolf Hill | 28 | Austria | AUT | 145.0 | x | |
| AC | Rolf Larsen | 27 | Norway | NOR | 145.0 | x | |
| AC | Brian Marsden | 28 | New Zealand | NZL | 142.5 | x | |
| AC | Ken Price | 35 | Great Britain | GBR | 142.5 | x | |
| AC | Phil Grippaldi | 29 | United States | USA | [155.0] | x | DQ |