Rigert in Montreal (1976)
History in Color:
July 25, 1976, Montreal, Canada – David Rigert of Shakhty, Russia snatches 170kg in the 3rd attempt and sets an Olympic record in the 90kg weight class at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
In the end of that night, David Rigert won the 1976 Olympics title with 382.5kg total (170 +212.5).
| Rank | Athlete | Results (kg) | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| 1 |  |
David RIGERT, Soviet Union | 170OR+ 212.5OR = 382.5OR |
| 2 |  |
Lee JAMES, United States | 165+ 197.5 = 362.5 |
| 3 |  |
Atanas SHOPOV, Bulgaria | 155+ 205 = 360 |
| 4 |  |
Gyorgy REHUS , Hungary | 157.5+ 192.5 = 350 |
| 5 |  |
Peter PETZOLD, East Germany | 152.5+ 192.5 = 345 |
| 6 |  |
Alberto Fernandez BLANCO, Cuba | 152.5+ 192.5 = 345 |
| 7 |  |
Yvon COUSSIN, France | 152.5+ 180 = 332.5 |
| 8 |  |
Gudmundur SIGURDSSON, Iceland | 145+ 187.5 = 332.5 |
| 9 |  |
Garry LANGFORD , Great Britain | 147.5+ 180 = 327.5 |
| 10 |  |
Jean-Pierre VAN LERBERGHE, Belgium | 150+ 177.5 = 327.5 |
| 11 |  |
Brian MARSDEN , New Zealand | 137.5+ 185 = 322.5 |
| 12 |  |
Rudolf HILL, Austria | 140+ 180 = 320 |
| 13 | |
Kenneth Ken PRICE, Great Britain | 137.5+ 170 = 307.5 |
| 900 |  |
Nicolaos ILIADIS, Greece | 155+ 0 = 0 |
| 900 |  |
Rolf LARSEN, Norway | 140+ 0 = 0 |
| 900 | |
Sergey POLTORATSKI, Soviet Union | 0+ 0 = 0 |
| 900 |  |
Michel BROILLET, Switzerland | 165+ 0 = 0 |
| 900 |  |
Jaakko KAILAJARVI, Finland | 145+ 0 = 0 |
| 966 | |
Philip GRIPPALDI, United States | 150+ 205 = 355 |
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