Men Bantamweight 56kg Weightlifting XXI Olympic Games Montreal 1976 - 19th July, Gold Medal: Norair Nurikyan, Bulgaria
Venue: St. Michel Arena, Montreal, Quebec. Ties broken by lightest bodyweight.
Final Ranking
Total
Snatch
Cl&Jk
Weight
Gr.
age
1. Norair Nurikyan
BUL
262.5kg WR
117.5 OR
145.0
55.70
A
27
2. Grzegorz Cziura
POL
252.5kg
115.0
137.5
55.85
A
24
3. Kenkichi Ando
JPN
250.0kg
107.5
142.5
55.85
A
26
4. Leszek Skorupa
POL
250.0kg
112.5
137.5
56.00
A
25
5. Imre Foldi
HUN
245.0kg
105.0
140.0
55.75
A
38
6. Bernhard Bachfisch
FRG
242.5kg
105.0
137.5
56.00
B
23
7. Carlos Lastre
CUB
240.0kg
105.0
135.0
54.95
A
26
8. Fazlolli Dehkhodah
IRN
240.0kg
105.0
135.0
55.85
A
27
9. Jean-Claude Chavigny
FRA
235.0kg
102.5
132.5
55.90
B
24
10.Fezollah Nasseri
IRN
232.5kg
100.0
132.5
55.85
A
21
11.Muhammad Manzoor
PAK
225.0kg
95.0
130.0
55.35
B
23
12.Serge Stresser
FRA
225.0kg
97.5
127.5
55.60
A
22
13.Arturo Del Rosario
PHI
222.5kg
92.5
130.0
55.90
B
23
14.Ahmed Mashall
EGY
217.5kg
90.0
127.5
55.75
B
27
15.Edgar Torrez
GUA
215.0kg
95.0
120.0
55.45
B
21
16.Paulo De Sene
BRA
215.0kg
92.5
122.5
55.70
B
28
17.Ezequiel Sanchez
COL
210.0kg
87.5
122.5
55.95
B
27
-. Giong Si Han
PRK
NM
110.0
NM
55.95
A
22
-. Imre Stefanovics
HUN
NM
102.5
NM
55.55
A
21
-. Jiro Hosotani
JPN
NM
100.0
NM
54.70
A
26
-. Naftaly Parrales
NCA
NM
NM
NM
54.55
B
35
-. Karel Prohl
TCH
NM
NM
NM
55.85
A
28
-. Kurt Pittner
AUT
NM
NM
NM
55.95
A
33
-. Yves Carignan
CAN
NM
NM
NM
55.80
A
23
The world record holder was Atanas Kirov (BUL) and he had won the last three World Championships, but he was not chosen for the 1976 Olympics, replaced by Norair Nurikyan.
Nurikyan was gold medalist in 1972 at Munchen as a featherweight and he had competed in that class since 1972, winning medals at the 1973-74 World Championships, although he did not win either year.
Nurikyan won the gold medal in Montreal easily, recording the best lift in both the snatch and clean & jerk, and breaking Kirov's world record with a total of 262.5 kg.
Behind him was Grzegorz Cziura (POL), who had no significant international record previously. The bronze medal went to Kenkichi Ando (JPN), who was better known, though barely, having won the class at the 1974 Asian Games.
Fifth-place went to Imre Foldi (HUN), the defending gold medalist, who had medalled as a bantamweight in 1964-72, and in Montreal became the first weightlifter to compete at five Olympics.
BUL
POL
JPN
HUN
FRG
CUB
IRN
FRA
PAK
PHI
EGY
GUA
BRA
COL
PRK
NCA
TCH
AUT
CAN