World Championships from 1891 to Today

**1977 World Championship**
Location: **Stuttgart, FRG**
Weight Class: **Light Heavyweight [82.5 kg]**

More Info On 1977 World Championship
Rank	Athlete	Results (kg)

1	Gennady BESSONOV, Soviet Union	157.5+195 = 352.5
2	Peter BACZAKO, Hungary	152.5+192.5 = 345
3	Pawel RABCZEWSKI, Poland	145+192.5 = 337.5
4	Nicolaos ILLIADIS, Greece	152.5+185 = 337.5
5	Juhani AVELLAN, Finland	145+180 = 325
6	Klaus GROH, West Germany	145+175 = 320
7	Hans SCHMIDT, West Germany	150+170 = 320
8	Hungyu SUNG, China	142.5+170 = 312.5
9	James NAPIER, United States	142.5+165 = 307.5
10	Robert JOUAN, France	135+172.5 = 307.5
11	Wenguang MA, China	135+170 = 305
12	Charles QUAGLIATA, Australia	130+172.5 = 302.5
13	Kaoro SATO, Japan	140+160 = 300
14	Michel BARROY, France	135+165 = 300
15	Serge VAN COTTOM, Belgium	130+165 = 295
16	Renzo MENEGUZZO, Italy	127.5+165 = 292.5
17	Larry BURKE, Canada	117.5+160 = 277.5
18	Albano PERREIRA, Portugal	120+155 = 275
19	Nicolas QUINTUS, Luxembourg	115+155 = 270
20	Ayaslan ZIYA, Turkey	112.5+150 = 262.5
21	Ljubisa SIMIC, Yugoslavia	112.5+145 = 257.5
22	Herman FILIPPO, Netherlands	120+135 = 255