Weightlifting at the Olympics |
Olympic Champions Heavyweight M |
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Tokyo 2020 | UZB | Akbar Djuraev | ||
Rio 2016 | UZB | Ruslan Nurudinov | ||
London 2012 | IRI | Navab Nasirshelal | ||
Beijing 2008 | BLR | Andrei Aramnau | ||
Athens 2004 | RUS | Dmitriy Berestov | ||
Sydney 2000 | IRI | Hossein Tavakoli | ||
Atlanta 1996 | UKR | Timur Taimazov | ||
Barcelona 1992 | GER | Ronny Weller | ||
Seoul 1988 | URS | Yuri Zakharevich | ||
Los Angeles 1984 | ITA | Norberto Oberburger | ||
Moscow 1980 | URS | Leonid Taranenko | ||
Montreal 1976 | URS | Yuri Zaitsev | ||
Munich 1972 | URS | Jaan Talts | ||
Mexico City 1968 | URS | Leonid Zhabotynsky | ||
Tokyo 1964 | URS | Leonid Zhabotynsky | ||
Rome 1960 | URS | Yuriy Vlasov | ||
Melbourne 1956 | USA | Paul Anderson | ||
Helsinki 1952 | USA | John Davis | ||
London 1948 | USA | John Davis | ||
Berlin 1936 | GER | Josef Manger | ||
Los Angeles 1932 | TCH | Jaroslav Skobla | ||
Amsterdam 1928 | GER | Josef Strassberger | ||
Paris 1924 | ITA | Giuseppe Tonani | ||
Antwerp 1920 | ITA | Filippo Bottino | ||
St. Louis 1904 | GRE | Perikles Kakousis | ||
Athens 1896 | DEN | Viggo Jensen | ||
These facts about Men's Heavyweight Olympic Weightlifting champions are based on the official Olympic reports and the Olympian Database | ||||