Leif Nilsson (Sweden): National Record in Snatch (1977)

History in Color:
April 4, 1977, Sundyberg, Sweden –  Swedish heavyweight Leid Nilsson snatches 167.5kg and sets a new national record at the championship in Sundyberg.

Leif Krister Nilsson (b. 1952) was one of the best Swedish weightlifters in the 1970s.

Leif’s daytime job was a policeman and, on the national level, he trained and competed for Stockholmspolisens IF in Stockholm (SWE).

He was a 2x Olympian and competed for his country at the Summer Olympics in Montreal (1976, 7th place) and in Moscow (1980, 4th place). Both times he lifted in the 110kg class. Leif Nilsson represented his native Sweden at several World and European Championships. In 1978, Leif won a bronze medal with a  375kg (165 + 210) total at the European Championships in Havirov and, then, a bronze medal with a 385kg (175+210) total at the World Championships in Gettysburg, USA.

His personal best total was 392.5kg (172.5+220) that he achieved when he won the 4th place in the 110kg weight class at the 1979 World Championships in Saloniki, Greece.