The 1978 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States from October 4 to October 8, 1978. There were 185 men in action from 35 nations.
Medal summary 52 kgSnatch 105.0 kg 105.0 kg 102.5 kgClean & Jerk 135.0 kg 132.5 kg 130.0 kgTotal 240.0 kg 237.5 kg 230.0 kg56 kgSnatch 117.5 kg 115.0 kg 110.0 kgClean & Jerk 145.0 kg 142.5 kg 142.5 kgTotal 260.0 kg 252.5 kg 252.5 kg60 kgSnatch 122.5 kg 122.5 kg 120.0 kgClean & Jerk 157.5 kg 155.0 kg 152.5 kgTotal 270.0 kg 267.5 kg 267.5 kg67.5 kgSnatch 135.0 kg 135.0 kg 132.5 kgClean & Jerk 175.0 kg 172.5 kg 170.0 kgTotal 310.0 kg 302.5 kg 300.0 kg75 kgSnatch 155.0 kg 147.5 kg 147.5 kgClean & Jerk 192.5 kg 190.0 kg 190.0 kgTotal 347.5 kg 337.5 kg 335.0 kg82.5 kgSnatch 170.0 kg 157.5 kg 150.0 kgClean & Jerk 207.5 kg 195.0 kg 195.0 kgTotal 377.5 kg 352.5 kg 345.0 kg90 kgSnatch 170.0 kg 165.0 kg 165.0 kgClean & Jerk 215.0 kg 210.0 kg 202.5 kgTotal 377.5 kg 375.0 kg 367.5 kg100 kgSnatch 172.5 kg 170.0 kg 167.5 kgClean & Jerk 220.0 kg 217.5 kg 205.0 kgTotal 390.0 kg 390.0 kg 367.5 kg110 kgSnatch 175.0 kg 172.5 kg 170.0 kgClean & Jerk 230.0 kg 215.0 kg 210.0 kgTotal 402.5 kg 385.0 kg 385.0 kg+110 kgSnatch 187.5 kg 187.5 kg 185.0 kgClean & Jerk 235.0 kg 232.5 kg 230.0 kgTotal 417.5 kg 417.5 kg 410.0 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