Best Super Heavyweights In 1976
July 27, 1976, Montreal, Canada – Introduction of athletes before the beginning of the competition in the super heavyweight class at the Summer Olympics in Montreal
Left to right:
Jouko LEPPA (Finland), Jan-Olot NOLSJO (Sweden), Vasily ALEXEEV (USSR), Gerd BONK (GDR), Sam Horace WALKER, III (USA), Bruce WILHELM (USA), Bob EDMOND (Australia), Gerardo FERNANDEZ TABARES (Cuba), Petr PAVLASEK (Czechoslovakia), Helmut LOSCH (GDR), Jan NAGY (Czechoslovakia)
The results of the tournament are presented below:
| Rank | Athlete | Results (kg) | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| 1 |  |
Vasily ALEXEEV, Soviet Union | 185OR+ 255WR = 440 |
| 2 |  |
Gerd BONK, East Germany | 170+ 235 = 405 |
| 3 | |
Helmut LOSCH, East Germany | 165+ 222.5 = 387.5 |
| 4 |  |
Jan NAGY, Czechoslovakia | 160+ 227.5 = 387.5 |
| 5 |  |
Bruce WILHELM , United States | 172.5+ 215 = 387.5 |
| 6 |  |
Gerardo FERNANDEZ TABARES, Cuba | 165+ 200 = 365 |
| 7 |  |
Bob EDMOND , Australia | 157.5+ 190 = 347.5 |
| 8 |  |
Jan-Olot NOLSJO, Sweden | 152.5+ 185 = 337.5 |
| 9 | |
Sam Horace WALKER, III, United States | 142.5+ 182.5 = 325 |
| – |  |
Jouko LEPPA, Finland | 0+ 0 = 0 |
| DISQ | |
Petr PAVLASEK, Czechoslovakia | 172.5+ 215 = 387.5 |
