1979 World Weightlifting Championships

International weightlifting competition 1979 Men's World Championships Thessaloniki, Greece 3–11 November 1979 1978 1980 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. Medal summary 52 kgSnatchWu Shude CHN 110.0 kgAleksandr Voronin URS 1955 110.0 kgCai Juncheng CHN 107.5 kgClean & JerkKanybek Osmonaliyev URS 1955 137.5 kgFerenc Hornyák HUN 135.0 kgAleksandr Voronin URS 1955 132.5 kgTotalKanybek Osmonaliyev URS 1955 242.5 kgFerenc Hornyák HUN242.5 kgShared silver Aleksandr Voronin URS 195556 kgSnatchTadeusz Dembończyk POL 1928 117.5 kgAnton Kodzhabashev BUL 1971 117.5 kgDaniel Núñez CUB 115.0 kgClean & JerkViktor Veretennikov URS 1955 150.0 kgAnton Kodzhabashev BUL 1971 150.0 kgAndreas Letz GDR 147.5 kgTotalAnton Kodzhabashev BUL 1971 267.5 kgViktor Veretennikov URS 1955 262.5 kgTadeusz Dembończyk POL 1928 260.0 kg60 kgSnatchMarek Seweryn POL 1928 127.5 kgNikolay Kolesnikov URS 1955 125.0 kgZhang Zhifang CHN 125.0 kgClean & JerkMarek Seweryn POL 1928 155.0 kgGeorgi Todorov BUL 1971 155.0 kgSetsuya Goto JPN 1947 150.0 kgTotalMarek Seweryn POL 1928 282.5 kgGeorgi Todorov BUL 1971 275.0 kgSetsuya Goto JPN 1947 270.0 kg67.5 kgSnatchYanko Rusev BUL 1971 145.0 kgJoachim Kunz GDR 145.0 kgDaniel Senet FRA 142.5 kgClean & JerkYanko Rusev BUL 1971 187.5 kgOlympic weightliftingJoachim Kunz GDR 180.0 kgYao Jingyuan CHN 172.5 kgTotalYanko Rusev BUL 1971 332.5 kgOlympic weightliftingJoachim Kunz GDR 325.0 kgDaniel Senet FRA 312.5 kg75 kgSnatchRoberto Urrutia CUB 155.0 kgNedelcho Kolev BUL 1971 155.0 kgYordan Mitkov BUL 1971 150.0 kgClean & JerkRoberto Urrutia CUB 190.0 kgPeter Wenzel GDR 190.0 kgJürgen Negwer FRG 187.5 kgTotalRoberto Urrutia CUB 345.0 kgNedelcho Kolev BUL 1971 342.5 kgPeter Wenzel GDR 337.5 kg82.5 kgSnatchYurik Vardanyan URS 1955 170.0 kgBlagoy Blagoev BUL 1971 170.0 kgBertalan Mandzák HUN 155.0 kgClean & JerkYurik Vardanyan URS 1955 200.0 kgAndrás Stark HUN 195.0 kgNorbert Bergmann FRG 195.0 kgTotalYurik Vardanyan URS 1955 370.0 kgBlagoy Blagoev BUL 1971 362.5 kgDušan Poliačik TCH 350.0 kg90 kgSnatchGennady Bessonov URS 1955 170.0 kgRolf Milser FRG 165.0 kgWitold Walo POL 1928 160.0 kgClean & JerkRolf Milser FRG 212.5 kgGennady Bessonov URS 1955 210.0 kgWitold Walo POL 1928 202.5 kgTotalGennady Bessonov URS 1955 380.0 kgRolf Milser FRG 377.5 kgWitold Walo POL 1928 362.5 kg100 kgSnatchJános Sólyomvári HUN 175.0 kgOta Zaremba TCH 172.5 kgPlamen Asparukhov BUL 1971 167.5 kgClean & JerkPavel Syrchin URS 1955 217.5 kgAnton Baraniak TCH 210.0 kgJános Sólyomvári HUN 210.0 kgTotalPavel Syrchin URS 1955 385.0 kgJános Sólyomvári HUN 385.0 kgAlberto Blanco CUB 372.5 kg110 kgSnatchSergey Arakelov URS 1955 185.0 kgLeonid Taranenko URS 1955 182.5 kgValentin Hristov BUL 1971 177.5 kgClean & JerkSergey Arakelov URS 1955 225.0 kgValentin Hristov BUL 1971 225.0 kgLeif Nilsson SWE 220.0 kgTotalSergey Arakelov URS 1955 410.0 kgValentin Hristov BUL 1971 402.5 kgLeonid Taranenko URS 1955 402.5 kg+110 kgSnatchSultan Rakhmanov URS 1955 192.5 kgJürgen Heuser GDR 187.5 kgRudolf Strejček TCH 185.0 kgClean & JerkSultan Rakhmanov URS 1955 237.5 kgJürgen Heuser GDR 232.5 kgGerd Bonk GDR 230.0 kgTotalSultan Rakhmanov URS 1955 430.0 kgJürgen Heuser GDR 420.0 kgGerd Bonk GDR 412.5 kg Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals flagcountry 6 2 1 URS 1955 2 4 0 BUL 1971 1 0 2 POL 1928 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 JPN 1947 Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk) flagcountry 16 6 2 URS 1955 4 10 3 BUL 1971 4 0 4 POL 1928 3 0 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 1 0 3 0 7 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 JPN 1947 0 0 1 References Results https://web.archive.org/web/20110709130554/http://sports123.com/wei/index.html 2011-07-09 (Sport 123) Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics https://web.archive.org/web/20110527172617/http://www.iwf.net/doc/statistics/WORLD_CHAMP_SENIOR_001_146.PDF 2011-05-27 External links International Weightlifting Federation World Weightlifting Championships Category:International weightlifting competitions hosted by Greece Category:World Weightlifting Championships Category:Sports competitions in Thessaloniki Category:1979 in weightlifting Category:20th century in Thessaloniki