The men's 82.5 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal took place on 24 July at the St. Michel Arena. It was the thirteenth appearance of the light heavyweight class.
Results Rank Name Country kg 1 Valery Shary 365.0 2 Trendafil Stoychev 360.0 3 Péter Baczakó 345.0 4 Nikos Iliadis 340.0 5 Juhani Avellan 330.0 6 Stefan Jacobsson 317.5 7 Sueo Fujishiro 315.0 8 Gerd Kennel 312.5 9 Erling Johansen 307.5 10 Samuel Bigler 307.5 11 Pablo Justiniani 295.0 12 Mehmet Suvar 292.5 AC Ferenc Antalovics 155.0 AC Rolf Milser 205.0 AC Blagoy Blagoev 362.5 (DQ) AC Pierre St.-Jean DNF AC Leif Jensen DNF
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