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Weightlifting At The 1976 Summer Olympics
The weightlifting competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal consisted of nine weight classes, all for men only. The clean and press was dropped from the included lifts after the 1972 games in Munich, due to disagreement over proper form. The Games of 1976 were the first Olympics to start testing for anabolic steroids. Medal summary Zbigniew Kaczmarek of Poland originally won the 67.5 kg event, Valentin Khristov of Bulgaria originally won the 110 kg event, and Blagoy Blagoev of Bulgaria originally won silver in the 82.5 kg event, but they were disqualified and stripped of their medals after they tested positive for anabolic steroids. Medal table References Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Weightlifting At The 1976 Summer Olympics 1976 Summer Olympics events 1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weightlifting At The 1972 Summer Olympics ...
The weightlifting competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich consisted of nine weight classes, all for men only. Two new weight classes were introduced at these Games (flyweight and super heavyweight), marking the first changes to the Olympic program since 1952. This was the last year that the clean and press was included as one of the lifts. Medal summary Medal table References Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Weightlifting At The 1972 Summer Olympics 1972 Summer Olympics events 1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazimierz Czarnecki (weightlifter)
Kazimierz Czarnecki (born 5 March 1948 in Ostróda) is a Polish former weightlifter who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 .... References 1948 births Living people Polish male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Poland Weightlifters at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Poland Olympic medalists in weightlifting People from Ostróda County Sportspeople from Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics 21st-century Polish people 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasily Alekseyev
Vasily Ivanovich Alekseyev (russian: Василий Иванович Алексеев; 7 January 1942 – 25 November 2011) was a Soviet weightlifter. He set 80 world-records and 81 Soviet records in weightlifting and won Olympic gold medals at the 1972 and 1976 games. Biography At the age of 18, Alekseyev began practicing weightlifting at Trud VSS, trained by his coach Rudolf Plyukfelder until 1968, when he began to train solo. He was not a naturally large man like other super heavyweights but was encouraged to gain strength by adding weight. In January 1970 Alekseyev set his first world record, and during the World Weightlifting Championship in Columbus, Ohio, US. In 1970 he was the first man to clean and jerk 500 pounds (227 kg) in competition. During one of his early world records, Oscar State OBE remarked that the weight of over 460 pounds (209 kg) in the Olympic press looked so easy it could have been a broomstick. This was the beginning of a series of 80 world ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tadeusz Rutkowski
Tadeusz Rutkowski (born 25 April 1951 in Kraków) is a Polish former weightlifter who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo .... References 1951 births Living people Polish male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Poland Weightlifters at the 1976 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Poland Olympic medalists in weightlifting Sportspeople from Kraków Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics 20th-century Polish sportsmen 21st-century Polish people {{Poland-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krastiu Semerdzhiev
Krastyu Semerdzhiev ( bg, Кръстю Семерджиев; born 21 May 1954) is a Bulgarian former weightlifter who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 .... References 1954 births Living people Bulgarian male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Bulgaria Weightlifters at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Bulgaria Olympic medalists in weightlifting Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics 20th-century Bulgarian people 21st-century Bulgarian people {{Bulgaria-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yury Zaitsev (weightlifter)
Yury Konstantinovich Zaitsev (russian: Юрий Константинович Зайцев; 17 January 1951 – 30 September 2022) was a Soviet weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for Soviet Union. He won a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- .... References 1951 births 2022 deaths Russian male weightlifters Soviet male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for the Soviet Union Weightlifters at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in weightlifting European champions in weightlifting Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR World Weightlifting Championships medalists Sportspeople from Sakhalin Oblast {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atanas Shopov
Atanas Shopov ( bg, Атанас Шопов; born 4 October 1951) of Bulgaria is a former weightlifter who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics. Biography He was born October 4, 1951, in Dobrovnitsa village near Pazardzhik. He won the silver medal in the 90 kg category at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the bronze at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He also won the bronze at the 1971 European Weightlifting Championships The 1971 European Weightlifting Championships were held at the Universiada Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria from June 19 to June 27, 1971. This was the 50th edition of the event. There were 123 men in action from 23 nations. Medal summary Medal table Ra ... in Sofia, the silver at the 1972 European Championships, and the bronze at the 1973 European Championships. He began training in 1964. Until 1972 he competed for Benkovski Pazardzhik. Then until 1974 for CSKA Sofia, and then until 1976 again for Benkovski. He has set 15 world records for juni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee James
Lee Roy James (born October 31, 1953, in Gulfport, Mississippi) was an Olympic weightlifter for the United States. Weightlifting achievements *Silver Medalist in Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a multi ... (1976) *Silver Medalist in Senior World Championships (1976) *Senior American record holder in snatch (1972-1992) *Senior National Champion (1976 and 1978) References 1953 births Living people Sportspeople from Gulfport, Mississippi Olympic silver medalists for the United States in weightlifting Weightlifters at the 1976 Summer Olympics American male weightlifters Pan American Games medalists in weightlifting Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Weightlifters at the 1975 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Rigert
David Adamovich Rigert (russian: Давид Ада́мович Ри́герт; born 12 March 1947) is a retired Soviet weightlifter and weightlifting coach of Austrian ancestry. During his career he set 65 ratified world records and won an Olympic gold medal in 1976 and six world titles. In 1999 he was inducted to the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame. Family and early years Rigert was the son of the Russian-German Adam Adamowitsch Rigert and Jelisaweta Rudolfowna Horn, and is Jewish. His grandfather Adam Rigert worked at the estate of Baron Rudolf Horn, an officer of the czar. Baron Horn's daughter Lisbeth married Adam Rigert's son Adam. During World War II his father was brought to the Ural Mountains as forced laborer, together with other Russians of German ancestry, and his mother and children were brought to North Kazakhstan. David and his eight siblings grew up in Kuban territory near the Caucasus. Rigert initially trained as a boxer, but then, motivated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Baczako
Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Culture * Peter (actor) (born 1952), stage name Shinnosuke Ikehata, Japanese dancer and actor * ''Peter'' (album), a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip * ''Peter'' (1934 film), a 1934 film directed by Henry Koster * ''Peter'' (2021 film), Marathi language film * "Peter" (''Fringe'' episode), an episode of the television series ''Fringe'' * ''Peter'' (novel), a 1908 book by Francis Hopkinson Smith * "Peter" (short story), an 1892 short story by Willa Cather Animals * Peter, the Lord's cat, cat at Lord's Cricket Ground in London * Peter (chief mouser), Chief Mouser between 1929 and 1946 * Peter II (cat), Chief Mouser between 1946 and 1947 * Peter III (cat), Chief Mouser between 1947 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trendafil Stoitchev
Trendafil Stoychev ( bg, Трендафил Стойчев (born 18 July 1953) is a Bulgarian former weightlifter who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 .... References 1953 births Living people Bulgarian male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Bulgaria Weightlifters at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Bulgaria Olympic medalists in weightlifting Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics 20th-century Bulgarian people 21st-century Bulgarian people {{Bulgaria-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valery Shary
Valery Shary ( be, Валерый Пятровіч Шарый, born 2 January 1947) is a former Belarusian weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union. Biography He was born in Chervyen. Shary won a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-pe ... in light-heavyweight weightlifting, setting an Olympic record in the process."1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Weightlifting" – ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on February 23, 2008) H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
