The 1979 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in

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from November 3 to November 11, 1979. There were 189 men in action from 39 nations.

Medal summary

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)

References

Results
(Sport 123)
Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics

External links

International Weightlifting Federation
{{World Weightlifting Championships

World Weightlifting Championships The World Weightlifting Championships is an event organised by International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). The first competition, held in March 1891, was won by Edward Lawrence Levy of England. Athletes compete in a total of 20 weight categorie ...

International weightlifting competitions hosted by Greece World Weightlifting Championships Sports competitions in Thessaloniki 1979 in weightlifting