1979 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1979 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Thessaloniki, Greece from November 3 to November 11, 1979. There were 189 men in action from 39 nations.
Medal summary[]
Medal table[]
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (10 nations) | 10 | 11 | 9 | 30 |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 16 | 6 | 2 | 24 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 10 | 3 | 17 |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (12 nations) | 30 | 31 | 29 | 90 |
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