The weightlifting competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal consisted of nine weight classes, all for men only. The Clean and press was dropped from the included lifts due to disagreement over proper form.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight –52 kg |
Aleksandr Voronin Soviet Union (URS) |
György Kõszegi Hungary (HUN) |
Mohammad Nassiri Iran (IRI) |
| Bantamweight 52–56 kg |
Norair Nurikyan Bulgaria (BUL) |
Grzegorz Cziura Poland (POL) |
Kenkichi Ando Japan (JPN) |
| Featherweight 56–60 kg |
Nikolay Kolesnikov Soviet Union (URS) |
Georghi Todorov Bulgaria (BUL) |
Kazumasa Hirai Japan (JPN) |
| Lightweight 60–67.5 kg |
Pyotr Korol Soviet Union (URS) |
Daniel Senet France (FRA) |
Kazimierz Czarnecki Poland (POL) |
| Middleweight 67.5–75 kg |
Yordan Mitkov Bulgaria (BUL) |
Vartan Militosyan Soviet Union (URS) |
Peter Wenzel East Germany (GDR) |
| Light-heavyweight 75–82.5 kg |
Valery Shary Soviet Union (URS) |
Trendafil Stoitchev Bulgaria (BUL) |
Peter Baczako Hungary (HUN) |
| Middle-heavyweight 82.5–90 kg |
David Rigert Soviet Union (URS) |
Lee James United States (USA) |
Atanas Shopov Bulgaria (BUL) |
| Heavyweight 90-110 kg |
Yuri Zaitsev Soviet Union (URS) |
Krastiu Semerdzhiev Bulgaria (BUL) |
Tadeusz Rutkowski Poland (POL) |
| Super heavyweight +110 kg |
Vasiliy Alekseyev Soviet Union (URS) |
Gerd Bonk East Germany (GDR) |
Helmut Losch East Germany (GDR) |
Zbigniew Kaczmarek of Poland originally won the 67.5 kg event, Valentin Khristov of Bulgaria originally won the 110 kg event, and Blagoy Blagoev of Bulgaria originally won silver in the 82.5 kg event, but they were disqualified after they tested positive for anabolic steroids.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 5 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Iran (IRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
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