1978 World Weightlifting Championships

{{short description|International weightlifting competition}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox games | name = 1978 Men's World Championships | logo = | size = | host_city = Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States | dates = 4–8 October 1978 | stadium = | previous = 1977 | next = 1979 }}

The '''1978 Men's World Weightlifting Championships''' were held in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States from October 4 to October 8, 1978. There were 185 men in action from 35 nations.

==Medal summary== {| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2|width=250}} |- !colspan=7|52 kg |- |Snatch |{{flagmedalist|Kanybek Osmonaliyev|URS|1955}} || 105.0 kg |{{flagmedalist|Tadeusz Golik|POL|1928}}|| 105.0 kg |{{flagmedalist|Francisco Casamayor|CUB}}|| 102.5 kg |- |Clean & Jerk |{{flagmedalist|Kanybek Osmonaliyev|URS|1955}} ||135.0 kg |{{flagmedalist|Tadeusz Golik|POL|1928}} ||132.5 kg |{{flagmedalist|Masatomo Takeuchi|JPN|1947}} ||130.0 kg |-bgcolor=#ffffcc |Total |{{flagmedalist|Kanybek Osmonaliyev|URS|1955}} || 240.0 kg |{{flagmedalist|Tadeusz Golik|POL|1928}}|| 237.5 kg |{{flagmedalist|Francisco Casamayor|CUB}}|| 230.0 kg |- !colspan=7|56 kg |- |Snatch |{{flagmedalist|Daniel Núñez|CUB}} || 117.5 kg |{{flagmedalist|Marek Seweryn|POL|1928}}|| 115.0 kg |{{flagmedalist|Stefan Dimitrov|BUL|1971}}|| 110.0 kg |- |Clean & Jerk |{{flagmedalist|Kenkichi Ando|JPN|1947}}|| 145.0 kg |{{flagmedalist|Tadeusz Dembończyk|POL|1928}} || 142.5 kg |{{flagmedalist|Daniel Núñez|CUB}}|| 142.5 kg |-bgcolor=#ffffcc |Total |{{flagmedalist|Daniel Núñez|CUB}}|| 260.0 kg |{{flagmedalist|Marek Seweryn|POL|1928}}|| 252.5 kg |{{flagmedalist|Kenkichi Ando|JPN|1947}} || 252.5 kg |- !colspan=7|60 kg |- |Snatch |{{flagmedalist|István Lénárt|HUN}} || 122.5 kg |{{flagmedalist|László Száraz|HUN}}|| 122.5 kg |{{flagmedalist|Tan Hanyong|CHN}}|| 120.0 kg |- |Clean & Jerk |{{flagmedalist|Takashi Saito|JPN|1947}}|| 157.5 kg |{{flagmedalist|Marek Sachmaciński|POL|1928}}|| 155.0 kg |{{flagmedalist|Nikolay Kolesnikov|URS|1955}}|| 152.5 kg |-bgcolor=#ffffcc |Total |{{flagmedalist|Nikolay Kolesnikov|URS|1955}}|| 270.0 kg |{{flagmedalist|Takashi Saito|JPN|1947}}|| 267.5 kg |{{flagmedalist|Valentin Todorov|BUL|1971}} || 267.5 kg |- !colspan=7|67.5 kg |- |Snatch |{{flagmedalist|Mario Villalobo|CUB}} || 135.0 kg |{{flagmedalist|Yanko Rusev|BUL|1971}}|| 135.0 kg |{{flagmedalist|Virgil Dociu|ROU|1965}}|| 132.5 kg |- |Clean & Jerk |{{flagmedalist|Yanko Rusev|BUL|1971}}|| 175.0 kg |{{flagmedalist|Zbigniew Kaczmarek|POL|1928}} || 172.5 kg |{{flagmedalist|Günter Ambraß|GDR}}|| 170.0 kg |-bgcolor=#ffffcc |Total |{{flagmedalist|Yanko Rusev|BUL|1971}}|| 310.0 kg |{{flagmedalist|Zbigniew Kaczmarek|POL|1928}} || 302.5 kg |{{flagmedalist|Günter Ambraß|GDR}}|| 300.0 kg |- !colspan=7|75 kg |- |Snatch |{{flagmedalist|Roberto Urrutia|CUB}}|| 155.0 kg |{{flagmedalist|Julio Echenique|CUB}} || 147.5 kg |{{flagmedalist|Vardan Militosyan|URS|1955}}|| 147.5 kg |- |Clean & Jerk |{{flagmedalist|Roberto Urrutia|CUB}}|| 192.5 kg |{{flagmedalist|Peter Wenzel|GDR}} || 190.0 kg |{{flagmedalist|Vardan Militosyan|URS|1955}}|| 190.0 kg |-bgcolor=#ffffcc |Total |{{flagmedalist|Roberto Urrutia|CUB}}|| 347.5 kg |{{flagmedalist|Vardan Militosyan|URS|1955}}|| 337.5 kg |{{flagmedalist|Peter Wenzel|GDR}} || 335.0 kg |- !colspan=7|82.5 kg |- |Snatch |{{flagmedalist|Yurik Vardanyan|URS|1955}}|| 170.0 kg |{{flagmedalist|Péter Baczakó|HUN}}|| 157.5 kg |{{flagmedalist|Paweł Rabczewski|POL|1928}} || 150.0 kg |- |Clean & Jerk |{{flagmedalist|Yurik Vardanyan|URS|1955}}|| 207.5 kg |{{flagmedalist|Daniel Zayas|CUB}}|| 195.0 kg |{{flagmedalist|Péter Baczakó|HUN}} || 195.0 kg |-bgcolor=#ffffcc |Total |{{flagmedalist|Yurik Vardanyan|URS|1955}}|| 377.5 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} |{{flagmedalist|Péter Baczakó|HUN}} || 352.5 kg |{{flagmedalist|Paweł Rabczewski|POL|1928}}|| 345.0 kg |- !colspan=7|90 kg |- |Snatch |{{flagmedalist|Andon Nikolov|BUL|1971}}|| 170.0 kg |{{flagmedalist|György Rehus-Uzor|HUN}}|| 165.0 kg |{{flagmedalist|Ferenc Antalovics|HUN}} || 165.0 kg |- |Clean & Jerk |{{flagmedalist|Rolf Milser|FRG}}|| 215.0 kg |{{flagmedalist|Gennady Bessonov|URS|1955}}|| 210.0 kg |{{flagmedalist|Ferenc Antalovics|HUN}} || 202.5 kg |-bgcolor=#ffffcc |Total |{{flagmedalist|Rolf Milser|FRG}} || 377.5 kg |{{flagmedalist|Gennady Bessonov|URS|1955}}|| 375.0 kg |{{flagmedalist|Ferenc Antalovics|HUN}}|| 367.5 kg |- !colspan=7|100 kg |- |Snatch |{{flagmedalist|Sergey Arakelov|URS|1955}}|| 172.5 kg |{{flagmedalist|David Rigert|URS|1955}} || 170.0 kg |{{flagmedalist|Manfred Funke|GDR}}|| 167.5 kg |- |Clean & Jerk |{{flagmedalist|David Rigert|URS|1955}}|| 220.0 kg |{{flagmedalist|Sergey Arakelov|URS|1955}}|| 217.5 kg |{{flagmedalist|Anton Baraniak|TCH}}|| 205.0 kg |-bgcolor=#ffffcc |Total |{{flagmedalist|David Rigert|URS|1955}}|| 390.0 kg |{{flagmedalist|Sergey Arakelov|URS|1955}}|| 390.0 kg |{{flagmedalist|Manfred Funke|GDR}}|| 367.5 kg |- !colspan=7|110 kg |- |Snatch |{{flagmedalist|Leif Nilsson|SWE}} || 175.0 kg |{{flagmedalist|Yury Zaitsev|URS|1955}}|| 172.5 kg |{{flagmedalist|Jürgen Ciezki|GDR}}|| 170.0 kg |- |Clean & Jerk |{{flagmedalist|Yury Zaitsev|URS|1955}}|| 230.0 kg |{{flagmedalist|Jürgen Ciezki|GDR}}|| 215.0 kg |{{flagmedalist|György Szalai|HUN}}|| 210.0 kg |-bgcolor=#ffffcc |Total |{{flagmedalist|Yury Zaitsev|URS|1955}}|| 402.5 kg |{{flagmedalist|Jürgen Ciezki|GDR}}|| 385.0 kg |{{flagmedalist|Leif Nilsson|SWE}}|| 385.0 kg |- !colspan=7|+110 kg |- |Snatch |{{flagmedalist|Sultan Rakhmanov|URS|1955}} || 187.5 kg |{{flagmedalist|Hristo Plachkov|BUL|1971}}|| 187.5 kg |{{flagmedalist|Jürgen Heuser|GDR}}|| 185.0 kg |- |Clean & Jerk |{{flagmedalist|Gerd Bonk|GDR}}|| 235.0 kg |{{flagmedalist|Jürgen Heuser|GDR}}|| 232.5 kg |{{flagmedalist|Sultan Rakhmanov|URS|1955}}|| 230.0 kg |-bgcolor=#ffffcc |Total |{{flagmedalist|Jürgen Heuser|GDR}}|| 417.5 kg |{{flagmedalist|Sultan Rakhmanov|URS|1955}}|| 417.5 kg |{{flagmedalist|Gerd Bonk|GDR}}|| 410.0 kg |}

==Medal table== Ranking by '''Big''' (Total result) medals {{Medals table | caption = | host = | flag_template = flagcountry | event = | team = | gold_URS = 5 | silver_URS = 4 | bronze_URS = 0 | name_URS = {{flagcountry|URS|1955}} | gold_CUB = 2 | silver_CUB = 0 | bronze_CUB = 1 | gold_GDR = 1 | silver_GDR = 1 | bronze_GDR = 4 | gold_BUL = 1 | silver_BUL = 0 | bronze_BUL = 1 | name_BUL = {{flagcountry|BUL|1971}} | gold_FRG = 1 | silver_FRG = 0 | bronze_FRG = 0 | gold_POL = 0 | silver_POL = 3 | bronze_POL = 1 | name_POL = {{flagcountry|POL|1928}} | gold_HUN = 0 | silver_HUN = 1 | bronze_HUN = 1 | gold_JPN = 0 | silver_JPN = 1 | bronze_JPN = 1 | name_JPN = {{flagcountry|JPN|1947}} | gold_SWE = 0 | silver_SWE = 0 | bronze_SWE = 1 }}

Ranking by all medals: '''Big''' (Total result) and '''Small''' (Snatch and Clean & Jerk) {{Medals table | caption = | host = | flag_template = flagcountry | event = | team = | gold_URS = 13 | silver_URS = 8 | bronze_URS = 4 | name_URS = {{flagcountry|URS|1955}} | gold_CUB = 6 | silver_CUB = 2 | bronze_CUB = 3 | gold_BUL = 3 | silver_BUL = 2 | bronze_BUL = 2 | name_BUL = {{flagcountry|BUL|1971}} | gold_GDR = 2 | silver_GDR = 4 | bronze_GDR = 8 | gold_JPN = 2 | silver_JPN = 1 | bronze_JPN = 2 | name_JPN = {{flagcountry|JPN|1947}} | gold_FRG = 2 | silver_FRG = 0 | bronze_FRG = 0 | gold_HUN = 1 | silver_HUN = 4 | bronze_HUN = 5 | gold_SWE = 1 | silver_SWE = 0 | bronze_SWE = 1 | gold_POL = 0 | silver_POL = 9 | bronze_POL = 2 | name_POL = {{flagcountry|POL|1928}} | gold_CHN = 0 | silver_CHN = 0 | bronze_CHN = 1 | gold_TCH = 0 | silver_TCH = 0 | bronze_TCH = 1 | gold_ROU = 0 | silver_ROU = 0 | bronze_ROU = 1 | name_ROU = {{flagcountry|ROU|1965}} }}

==References== *[http://sports123.com/wei/index.html Results] (Sport 123) *[http://www.iwf.net/doc/statistics/WORLD_CHAMP_SENIOR_001_146.PDF Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527172617/http://www.iwf.net/doc/statistics/WORLD_CHAMP_SENIOR_001_146.PDF |date=2011-05-27 }}

==External links== *[http://www.iwf.net/ International Weightlifting Federation]

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