The weightlifting competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only.
It also counted as 1968 World Weightlifting Championships.
Contents |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight 56 kg |
Mohammad Nassiri Iran (IRI) |
367.5 kg | Imre Földi Hungary (HUN) |
367.5 kg | Henryk Trębicki Poland (POL) |
357.5 kg |
| Featherweight 60 kg |
Yoshinobu Miyake Japan (JPN) |
392.5 kg | Dito Shanidze Soviet Union (URS) |
387.5 kg | Yoshiyuki Miyake Japan (JPN) |
385.0 kg |
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
Waldemar Baszanowski Poland (POL) |
437.5 kg | Parviz Jalayer Iran (IRI) |
422.5 kg | Marian Zieliński Poland (POL) |
420.0 kg |
| Middleweight 75 kg |
Viktor Kurentsov Soviet Union (URS) |
475.0 kg | Masashi Ohuchi Japan (JPN) |
455.0 kg | Károly Bakos Hungary (HUN) |
440.0 kg |
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
Boris Selitsky Soviet Union (URS) |
485.0 kg | Vladimir Belyayev Soviet Union (URS) |
485.0 kg | Norbert Ozimek Poland (POL) |
472.5 kg |
| Middle heavyweight 90 kg |
Kaarlo Kangasniemi Finland (FIN) |
517.5 kg | Jaan Talts Soviet Union (URS) |
507.5 kg | Marek Gołąb Poland (POL) |
495.0 kg |
| Heavyweight +90 kg |
Leonid Zhabotinsky Soviet Union (URS) |
572.5 kg | Serge Reding Belgium (BEL) |
555.0 kg | Joe Dube United States (USA) |
555.0 kg |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Iran (IRI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
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