Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Paralympics
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Competitors | 43 from 16 nations |
←1972 1980→ |
Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Paralympics consisted of six events for men.[1]
Participating nations
There were 43 male competitors representing 16 nations.[2]
Australia (2)
Belgium (2)
Brazil (3)
Canada (2)
Finland (2)
France (5)
Great Britain (6)
Guatemala (2)
Israel (2)
New Zealand (3)
Norway (2)
Poland (1)
Sweden (2)
Switzerland (2)
United States (6)
West Germany (1)
Medal summary
Medal table
There were 18 medal winners representing nine nations.[3]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (9 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's light featherweight details | Shmuel Haimovitz![]() | Jean-Michel Barberane![]() | Terry Mason![]() |
Men's featherweight details | Benny Nilsson![]() | Joseph Ponnier![]() | Jose Rolando![]() |
Men's lightweight details | Edward Coyle![]() | Alex Eguers![]() | Reuben Ngata![]() |
Men's middleweight details | Vic Renalson![]() | Aoudmond![]() | Richard Taurer![]() |
Men's light heavyweight details | Abraham Strauch![]() | R. Rowe![]() | Fred Creba![]() |
Men's heavyweight details | Jon Brown![]() | Bengt Lindberg![]() | Aimo Sohlmann![]() |
References
- ^ "Toronto 1976 – Weightlifting". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Toronto 1976 – Weightlifting – Participants". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Toronto 1976 – Weightlifting – Medal Standings". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Paralympics (Toronto) from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)