Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Paralympics

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

Weightlifting at the V Paralympic Games
Paralympic Weightlifting
Competitors	43 from 16 nations

Participating nations

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

Australia (2)  Belgium (2)  Brazil (3)  Canada (2)  Finland (2)  France (5)  Great Britain (6)  Guatemala (2)

Israel (2)  New Zealand (3)  Norway (2)  Poland (1)  Sweden (2)  Switzerland (2)  United States (6)  West Germany (1)

Medal summary

Medal table

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

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	2	0	1	3
2	Israel (ISR)	2	0	0	2
3	Sweden (SWE)	1	1	0	2
4	Australia (AUS)	1	0	1	2
5	France (FRA)	0	4	0	4
6	Great Britain (GBR)	0	1	0	1
7	New Zealand (NZL)	0	0	2	2
8	Finland (FIN)	0	0	1	1
	Guatemala (GUA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (9 nations)		6	6	6	18

Men's events

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

References

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.

• Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Paralympics (Toronto) from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)