| Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics |
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These are the results of the men's 76 kg competition in weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. A total of 24 men entered this event, limited to weightlifters whose body weight was less than 76 kilograms.
| Gold | Pablo Lara Cuba (CUB) |
| Silver | Yoto Yotov Bulgaria (BUL) |
| Bronze | Jon Chol-Ho North Korea (PRK) |
Each weightlifter had three attempts for both the snatch and clean and jerk lifting methods. The total of the best successful lift of each method was used to determine the final rankings and medal winners.
| Rank | Name | Body Weight (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pablo Lara (CUB) | 75.91 | 162.5 | 205.5 | 367.5 |
| 2 | Yoto Yotov (BUL) | 75.91 | 160.0 | 200.0 | 360.0 |
| 3 | Jon Chol-Ho (PRK) | 75.62 | 162.5 | 195.0 | 357.5 |
| 4 | Viktor Mitrou (GRE) | 75.82 | 162.5 | 195.0 | 357.5 |
| 5 | Lin Shoufeng (CHN) | 75.91 | 157.5 | 195.0 | 352.5 |
| 6 | Ingo Steinhöfel (GER) | 75.77 | 160.0 | 187.5 | 347.5 |
| 7 | Sergey Filimonov (RUS) | 75.96 | 160.0 | 185.0 | 345.0 |
| 8 | Hovhannes Barsegian (ARM) | 75.97 | 155.0 | 190.0 | 345.0 |
| 9 | Leonid Lobachov (BLR) | 75.65 | 160.0 | 182.5 | 342.5 |
| 10 | Andrey Poitschke (GER) | 75.41 | 155.0 | 180.0 | 335.0 |
| 11 | Oleg Kechko (BLR) | 75.79 | 155.0 | 180.0 | 335.0 |
| 12 | Álvaro Velasco (COL) | 75.92 | 145.0 | 180.0 | 325.0 |
| 13 | Vladimir Birsa (MDA) | 75.55 | 147.5 | 175.0 | 322.5 |
| 14 | Ilirjan Suli (ALB) | 75.93 | 147.5 | 175.0 | 322.5 |
| 15 | Satheesha Rai (IND) | 75.53 | 140.0 | 177.5 | 317.5 |
| 16 | Ilie Fatu (ROU) | 75.09 | 135.0 | 180.0 | 315.0 |
| 17 | Damian Brown (AUS) | 75.91 | 140.0 | 175.0 | 315.0 |
| 18 | Ofisa Ofisa (SAM) | 75.87 | 127.5 | 160.0 | 287.5 |
| 19 | Edward Silva (URU) | 74.43 | 120.0 | 147.5 | 267.5 |
| 20 | Quincy Detenamo (NRU) | 75.97 | 110.0 | 142.5 | 252.5 |
| 21 | Junior Faro (ARU) | 75.95 | 112.5 | 137.5 | 250.0 |
| - | Khachatur Kyapanaksian (ARM) | 75.53 | 165.0 | - | - |
| - | Bakhtiyar Nurullaev (UZB) | 74.58 | - | - | - |
| - | Mehmet Yılmaz (TUR) | 75.86 | 157.5 | - | - |