Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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The weightlifting competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics
in Mexico City
consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only.
It also counted as 1968 World Weightlifting Championships.
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...
in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only.
It also counted as 1968 World Weightlifting Championships.
Medal summary
| Bantamweight 56 kg |
367.5 kg | 367.5 kg | 357.5 kg | |||
| Featherweight 60 kg |
392.5 kg | 387.5 kg | 385.0 kg | |||
| Lightweight 67.5 kg |
437.5 kg | 422.5 kg | 420.0 kg | |||
| Middleweight 75 kg |
475.0 kg | 455.0 kg | 440.0 kg | |||
| Light heavyweight 82.5 kg |
485.0 kg | 485.0 kg | 472.5 kg | |||
| Middle heavyweight 90 kg |
517.5 kg | 507.5 kg | 495.0 kg | |||
| Heavyweight +90 kg |
572.5 kg | 555.0 kg | 555.0 kg |
Medal table
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|