1979 World Weightlifting Championships
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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.
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
World Weightlifting Championships
World Weightlifting Championships is an event organised by International Weightlifting Federation .It has been held since 1891. In March 1891, competing against champions from Brussels, Hamburg, England, Vienna, Italy, and Berlin in a three-day event, Edward Lawrence Levy of England won the first...
were held in Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
, Greece
Greece
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from November 3 to November 11, 1979. There were 189 men in action from 39 nations.
Medal summary
| 52 kg | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch | 110.0 kg | | 110.0 kg | | 107.5 kg | |||
| Clean & Jerk | 137.5 kg | 135.0 kg | 132.5 kg | |||
| Total | 242.5 kg | | rowspan=2|242.5 kg | Shared silver | |||
| 56 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | 117.5 kg | | 117.5 kg | | 115.0 kg | |||
| Clean & Jerk | | 150.0 kg | 150.0 kg | | 147.5 kg | |||
| Total | | 267.5 kg | | 262.5 kg | 260.0 kg | |||
| 60 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | 127.5 kg | | 125.0 kg | | 125.0 kg | |||
| Clean & Jerk | | 155.0 kg | | 155.0 kg | | 150.0 kg | |||
| Total | | 282.5 kg | | 275.0 kg | 270.0 kg | |||
| 67.5 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | 145.0 kg | | 145.0 kg | | 142.5 kg | |||
| Clean & Jerk | | 187.5 kg WR |
180.0 kg | | 172.5 kg | |||
| Total | | 332.5 kg WR |
325.0 kg | | 312.5 kg | |||
| 75 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | | 155.0 kg | 155.0 kg | | 150.0 kg | |||
| Clean & Jerk | | 190.0 kg | 190.0 kg | | 187.5 kg | |||
| Total | | 345.0 kg | | 342.5 kg | 337.5 kg | |||
| 82.5 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | | 170.0 kg | | 170.0 kg | 155.0 kg | |||
| Clean & Jerk | | 200.0 kg | | 195.0 kg | 195.0 kg | |||
| Total | | 370.0 kg | 362.5 kg | | 350.0 kg | |||
| 90 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | | 170.0 kg | | 165.0 kg | 160.0 kg | |||
| Clean & Jerk | | 212.5 kg | | 210.0 kg | 202.5 kg | |||
| Total | | 380.0 kg | 377.5 kg | | 362.5 kg | |||
| 100 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | | 175.0 kg | 172.5 kg | | 167.5 kg | |||
| Clean & Jerk | | 217.5 kg | | 210.0 kg | | 210.0 kg | |||
| Total | | 385.0 kg | | 385.0 kg | | 372.5 kg | |||
| 110 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | 185.0 kg | | 182.5 kg | | 177.5 kg | |||
| Clean & Jerk | | 225.0 kg | | 225.0 kg | | 220.0 kg | |||
| Total | | 410.0 kg | | 402.5 kg | | 402.5 kg | |||
| +110 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | 192.5 kg | | 187.5 kg | | 185.0 kg | |||
| Clean & Jerk | | 237.5 kg | | 232.5 kg | | 230.0 kg | |||
| Total | | 430.0 kg | | 420.0 kg | | 412.5 kg | |||
Medal table
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals| 1 |  Soviet Union |
6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 |  Bulgaria |
2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 10 | 11 | 9 | 30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| 1 | Soviet Union |
16 | 6 | 2 | 24 |
| 2 | Bulgaria |
4 | 10 | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 8 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | 31 | 29 | 90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|