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Summer Olympics · Weightlifting · men’s · 1924–1988
Men’s 75 kg
Held at 10 Games, 1924–1988. Most golds: Bulgaria (3). Most medals: Carlo Galimberti (2). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games101924–1988
Medals30
Delegations17on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Seoul | Borislav Gidikov Bulgaria | Ingo Steinhöfel East Germany | Aleksandar Varbanov Bulgaria |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Karl-Heinz Radschinsky West Germany | Jacques Demers Canada | Dragomir Cioroslan Romania |
| 1980 Moscow | Asen Zlatev Bulgaria | Aleksandr Pervi Soviet Union | Nedelcho Kolev Bulgaria |
| 1972 Munich | Yordan Bikov Bulgaria | Mohamed Traboulsi Lebanon | Anselmo Silvino Italy |
| 1968 Mexico City | Viktor Kurentsov Soviet Union | Masushi Ouchi Japan | Károly Bakos Hungary |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Fyodor Bogdanovsky Soviet Union | Pete George United States | Ermanno Pignatti Italy |
| 1952 Helsinki | Pete George United States | Gérald Gratton Canada | Kim Sung-Jip South Korea |
| 1936 Berlin | Khadr El Touni Egypt | Rudolf Ismayr Germany | Adolf Wagner Germany |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Roger François France | Carlo Galimberti Italy | Guus Scheffer Netherlands |
| 1924 Paris | Carlo Galimberti Italy | Alfred Neuland Estonia | Jaan Kikkas Estonia |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Estonia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Carlo Galimberti | 1 | 2 |
| Pete George | 1 | 2 |
| Roger François | 1 | 1 |
| Khadr El Touni | 1 | 1 |
| Fyodor Bogdanovsky | 1 | 1 |
| Viktor Kurentsov | 1 | 1 |
| Yordan Bikov | 1 | 1 |
| Asen Zlatev | 1 | 1 |
| Karl-Heinz Radschinsky | 1 | 1 |
| Borislav Gidikov | 1 | 1 |
| Alfred Neuland | 0 | 1 |
| Jaan Kikkas | 0 | 1 |