The 1979 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Thessaloniki, Greece from November 3 to November 11, 1979. There were 189 men in action from 39 nations.
Medal summary 52 kgSnatch 110.0 kg 110.0 kg 107.5 kgClean & Jerk 137.5 kg 135.0 kg 132.5 kgTotal 242.5 kg242.5 kgShared silver 56 kgSnatch 117.5 kg 117.5 kg 115.0 kgClean & Jerk 150.0 kg 150.0 kg 147.5 kgTotal 267.5 kg 262.5 kg 260.0 kg60 kgSnatch 127.5 kg 125.0 kg 125.0 kgClean & Jerk 155.0 kg 155.0 kg 150.0 kgTotal 282.5 kg 275.0 kg 270.0 kg67.5 kgSnatch 145.0 kg 145.0 kg 142.5 kgClean & Jerk 187.5 kg 180.0 kg 172.5 kgTotal 332.5 kg 325.0 kg 312.5 kg75 kgSnatch 155.0 kg 155.0 kg 150.0 kgClean & Jerk 190.0 kg 190.0 kg 187.5 kgTotal 345.0 kg 342.5 kg 337.5 kg82.5 kgSnatch 170.0 kg 170.0 kg 155.0 kgClean & Jerk 200.0 kg 195.0 kg 195.0 kgTotal 370.0 kg 362.5 kg 350.0 kg90 kgSnatch 170.0 kg 165.0 kg 160.0 kgClean & Jerk 212.5 kg 210.0 kg 202.5 kgTotal 380.0 kg 377.5 kg 362.5 kg100 kgSnatch 175.0 kg 172.5 kg 167.5 kgClean & Jerk 217.5 kg 210.0 kg 210.0 kgTotal 385.0 kg 385.0 kg 372.5 kg110 kgSnatch 185.0 kg 182.5 kg 177.5 kgClean & Jerk 225.0 kg 225.0 kg 220.0 kgTotal 410.0 kg 402.5 kg 402.5 kg+110 kgSnatch 192.5 kg 187.5 kg 185.0 kgClean & Jerk 237.5 kg 232.5 kg 230.0 kgTotal 430.0 kg 420.0 kg 412.5 kg
Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
References Results (Sport 123) Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics
External links International Weightlifting Federation