The men's 82.5 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City took place on 17 October at the Teatro de los Insurgentes. It was the eleventh appearance of the light heavyweight class.
Results Rank Name Country kg 1 Boris Selitsky 485.0 2 Vladimir Belyaev 485.0 3 Norbert Ozimek 472.5 4 Győző Veres 472.5 5 Karl Arnold 467.5 6 Hans Zdražila 462.5 7 Jouni Kailajärvi 445.0 8 Lee Jong-seop 440.0 9 Víctor Ángel Pagán 435.0 10 Pierre St.-Jean 435.0 11 Rainer Dörrzapf 435.0 12 Gino Corradini 427.5 13 Juan Curbelo 425.0 14 Mike Pearman 425.0 15 Aldo Roy 420.0 16 John Bolton 420.0 17 Fortunato Rijna 420.0 18 Peter Arthur 415.0 19 Rudolph James 412.5 20 José Manuel Figueroa 410.0 21 Rodolfo Castillo 357.5 22 José Pérez 350.0 AC Neville Pery DNF AC Cedric Demetris DNF AC Joe Puleo DNF AC Irsan Husen DNF
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