The 53rd World Weightlifting Championship was held from November 3 to 11, 1979 in Thessaloniki ( Greece ). It was attended by 189 athletes from 39 countries. Athletes were divided into 10 weight categories and competed in biathlon ( jerk and push ).
Medalists
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 52 kg | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerk | Wu Shude ( China ) | 110.0 kg | Alexander Voronin ( USSR ) | 110.0 kg | Cai Yuncheng ( China ) | 107.5 kg |
| Push | Kanybek Osmonaliev ( USSR ) | 137.5 kg | Ferenc Horniak ( Hungary ) | 135.0 kg | Alexander Voronin ( USSR ) | 132.5 kg |
| Amount | Kanybek Osmonaliev ( USSR ) | 242.5 kg | Alexander Voronin ( USSR ) | 242.5 kg | Not awarded | |
| Ferenc Horniak ( Hungary ) | ||||||
| 56 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | Tadeusz Dembonczyk ( Poland ) | 117.5 kg | Anton Kodzhabashev ( Bulgaria ) | 117.5 kg | Daniel Nunez ( Cuba ) | 115.0 kg |
| Push | Victor Veretennikov ( USSR ) | 150.0 kg | Anton Kodzhabashev ( Bulgaria ) | 150.0 kg | Andreas Lets ( GDR ) | 147.5 kg |
| Amount | Anton Kodzhabashev ( Bulgaria ) | 267.5 kg | Victor Veretennikov ( USSR ) | 262.5 kg | Tadeusz Dembonczyk ( Poland ) | 260.0 kg |
| 60 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | Marek Severyn ( Poland ) | 127.5 kg | Nikolai Kolesnikov ( USSR ) | 125.0 kg | Zhang Zhifang ( China ) | 125.0 kg |
| Push | Marek Severyn ( Poland ) | 155.0 kg | Georgi Todorov ( Bulgaria ) | 155.0 kg | Setsuya Goto ( Japan ) | 150.0 kg |
| Amount | Marek Severyn ( Poland ) | 282.5 kg | Georgi Todorov ( Bulgaria ) | 275.0 kg | Setsuya Goto ( Japan ) | 270.0 kg |
| 67.5 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | Yanko Rusev ( Bulgaria ) | 145.0 kg | Joachim Kunz ( GDR ) | 145.0 kg | Daniel Seine ( France ) | 142.5 kg |
| Push | Yanko Rusev ( Bulgaria ) | 187.5 kg | Joachim Kunz ( GDR ) | 180.0 kg | Yao Jingyuan ( China ) | 172.5 kg |
| Amount | Yanko Rusev ( Bulgaria ) | 332.5 kg | Joachim Kunz ( GDR ) | 325.0 kg | Daniel Seine ( France ) | 312.5 kg |
| 75 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | Roberto Urrutia ( Cuba ) | 155.0 kg | Nedelcho Kolev ( Bulgaria ) | 155.0 kg | Yordan Mitkov ( Bulgaria ) | 150.0 kg |
| Push | Roberto Urrutia ( Cuba ) | 190.0 kg | Peter Wenzel ( GDR ) | 190.0 kg | JΓΌrgen Negver ( Germany ) | 187.5 kg |
| Amount | Roberto Urrutia ( Cuba ) | 345.0 kg | Nedelcho Kolev ( Bulgaria ) | 342.5 kg | Peter Wenzel ( GDR ) | 337.5 kg |
| 82.5 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | Yuri Vardanyan ( USSR ) | 170.0 kg | Blagoy Blagoev ( Bulgaria ) | 170.0 kg | Bertalan Mandzak ( Hungary ) | 155.0 kg |
| Push | Yuri Vardanyan ( USSR ) | 200.0 kg | Andras Stark ( Hungary ) | 195.0 kg | Norbert Bergman ( Germany ) | 195.0 kg |
| Amount | Yuri Vardanyan ( USSR ) | 370.0 kg | Blagoy Blagoev ( Bulgaria ) | 362.5 kg | Dusan Polyachik ( Czechoslovakia ) | 350.0 kg |
| 90 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | Gennady Bessonov ( USSR ) | 170.0 kg | Rolf Milzer ( Germany ) | 165.0 kg | Vitold Valo ( Poland ) | 160.0 kg |
| Push | Rolf Milzer ( Germany ) | 212.5 kg | Gennady Bessonov ( USSR ) | 210.0 kg | Vitold Valo ( Poland ) | 202.5 kg |
| Amount | Gennady Bessonov ( USSR ) | 380.0 kg | Rolf Milzer ( Germany ) | 377.5 kg | Vitold Valo ( Poland ) | 362.5 kg |
| 100 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | Janos Shojomvari ( Hungary ) | 175.0 kg | Ota Zaremba ( Czechoslovakia ) | 172.5 kg | Plamen Asparuhov ( Bulgaria ) | 167.5 kg |
| Push | Pavel Syurchin ( USSR ) | 217.5 kg | Anton Baranyak ( Czechoslovakia ) | 210.0 kg | Janos Shojomvari ( Hungary ) | 210.0 kg |
| Amount | Pavel Syurchin ( USSR ) | 385.0 kg | Janos Shojomvari ( Hungary ) | 385.0 kg | Alberto Blanco ( Cuba ) | 372.5 kg |
| 110 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | Sergey Arakelov ( USSR ) | 185.0 kg | Leonid Taranenko ( USSR ) | 182.5 kg | Valentin Hristov ( Bulgaria ) | 177.5 kg |
| Push | Sergey Arakelov ( USSR ) | 225.0 kg | Valentin Hristov ( Bulgaria ) | 225.0 kg | Leif Nilsson ( Sweden ) | 220.0 kg |
| Amount | Sergey Arakelov ( USSR ) | 410.0 kg | Valentin Hristov ( Bulgaria ) | 402.5 kg | Leonid Taranenko ( USSR ) | 402.5 kg |
| +110 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | Sultan Rakhmanov ( USSR ) | 192.5 kg | JΓΌrgen Heuser ( GDR ) | 187.5 kg | Rudolf Strejcek ( Czechoslovakia ) | 185.0 kg |
| Push | Sultan Rakhmanov ( USSR ) | 237.5 kg | JΓΌrgen Heuser ( GDR ) | 232.5 kg | Gerd Bonk ( GDR ) | 230.0 kg |
| Amount | Sultan Rakhmanov ( USSR ) | 430.0 kg | JΓΌrgen Heuser ( GDR ) | 420.0 kg | Gerd Bonk ( GDR ) | 412.5 kg |
β MR - world record
Team Medal
For medals for the amount
| A place | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | the USSR | 6 | 2 | one | 9 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 2 | four | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Poland | one | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| four | Cuba | one | 0 | one | 2 |
| five | GDR | 0 | 2 | 2 | four |
| 6 | Hungary | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Germany | 0 | one | 0 | one |
| eight | France | 0 | 0 | one | one |
| Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| Total | ten | eleven | 9 | thirty | |
For all medals
| A place | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | the USSR | sixteen | 6 | 2 | 24 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | four | ten | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Poland | four | 0 | four | eight |
| four | Cuba | 3 | 0 | 2 | five |
| five | Hungary | one | four | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Germany | one | 2 | 2 | five |
| 7 | China | one | 0 | 3 | four |
| eight | GDR | 0 | 7 | four | eleven |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 2 | 2 | four |
| ten | France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 12 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | one | one |
| Total | thirty | 31 | 29th | 90 | |
Links
- Weightlifting. Reference book (editors A. Alekseev, S. Berdyshev). - M. , " Soviet Sport ", 2006. ISBN 5-9718-0131-7