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Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Paralympics

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Weightlifting
at the V Paralympic Games
Paralympic Weightlifting
Competitors43 from 16 nations
1972
1980

Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Paralympics consisted of six events for men.[1]

Participating nations

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There were 43 male competitors representing 16 nations.[2]

Medal summary

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Medal table

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There were 18 medal winners representing nine nations.[3]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)2013
2 Israel (ISR)2002
3 Sweden (SWE)1102
4 Australia (AUS)1012
5 France (FRA)0404
6 Great Britain (GBR)0101
7 New Zealand (NZL)0022
8 Finland (FIN)0011
 Guatemala (GUA)0011
Totals (9 entries)66618

Men's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's light featherweight
details
Shmuel Haimovitz
 Israel
Jean-Michel Barberane
 France
Terry Mason
 Australia
Men's featherweight
details
Benny Nilsson
 Sweden
Joseph Ponnier
 France
Jose Rolando
 Guatemala
Men's lightweight
details
Edward Coyle
 United States
Alex Eguers
 France
Reuben Ngata
 New Zealand
Men's middleweight
details
Vic Renalson
 Australia
Aoudmond
 France
Richard Taurer
 United States
Men's light heavyweight
details
Abraham Strauch
 Israel
R. Rowe
 Great Britain
Fred Creba
 New Zealand
Men's heavyweight
details
Jon Brown
 United States
Bengt Lindberg
 Sweden
Aimo Sohlmann
 Finland

References

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  1. ^ "Toronto 1976 – Weightlifting". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  2. ^ "Toronto 1976 – Weightlifting – Participants". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  3. ^ "Toronto 1976 – Weightlifting – Medal Standings". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-20.