Men's Weightlifting World Championships 1978, Gettysburg, United States
52 kg Men
| Rk | Name | Nation | B.weight | Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Result |
| 1 | OSMONALIEV Kanybek | URS | 51.45 | 105.0 | 135.0 | 240.0 |
| 2 | GOLIK Tadeusz | POL | 51.75 | 105.0 | 132.5 | 237.5 |
| 3 | CASAMAYOR Francisco | CUB | 51.50 | 102.5 | 127.5 | 230.0 |
| 4 | KOSZEGI Gyorgy | HUN | 51.90 | 102.5 | 127.5 | 230.0 |
| 5 | CHENG Tsaichun | CHN | 51.85 | 100.0 | 127.5 | 227.5 |
| 6 | OLAH Bela | HUN | 51.90 | 102.5 | 125.0 | 227.5 |
| 7 | ICHIBA Takashi | JPN | 52.00 | 97.5 | 130.0 | 227.5 |
| 8 | LELETKO Stefan | POL | 51.50 | 97.5 | 127.5 | 225.0 |
56 kg Men
| Rk | Name | Nation | B.weight | Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Result |
| 1 | NUNEZ Daniel | CUB | 55.75 | 117.5 | 142.5 | 260.0 |
| 2 | SEWERYN Marek | POL | 55.65 | 115.0 | 137.5 | 252.5 |
| 3 | ANDO Kenkichi | JPN | 56.00 | 107.5 | 145.0 | 252.5 |
| 4 | NASSERI Feyzollah | IRI | 56.00 | 107.5 | 140.0 | 247.5 |
| 5 | DIMITROV Stefan | BUL | 55.25 | 110.0 | 135.0 | 245.0 |
| 6 | CHEN Weiqiang | CHN | 56.00 | 102.5 | 140.0 | 242.5 |
| 7 | CHANG Tichou | CHN | 56.00 | 110.0 | 130.0 | 240.0 |
| 8 | YUCHI Yashuo | JPN | 56.00 | 102.5 | 135.0 | 237.5 |
60 kg Men
| Rk | Name | Nation | B.weight | Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Result |
| 1 | KOLESNIKOV Nikolai | URS | 59.60 | 117.5 | 152.5 | 270.0 |
| 2 | SAITO Takashi | JPN | 59.40 | 110.0 | 157.5 | 267.5 |
| 3 | TODOROV Valentin | BUL | 59.80 | 115.0 | 152.5 | 267.5 |
| 4 | PEREZ Victor | CUB | 59.80 | 117.5 | 150.0 | 267.5 |
| 5 | SZARAZ Laszlo | HUN | 60.00 | 122.5 | 145.0 | 267.5 |
| 6 | TAN Hanyong | CHN | 59.70 | 120.0 | 145.0 | 265.0 |
| 7 | LENART Ferenc | HUN | 59.60 | 122.5 | 140.0 | 262.5 |
| 8 | CHANG Chihfang | CHN | 59.75 | 117.5 | 137.5 | 255.0 |
67.5 kg Men
| Rk | Name | Nation | B.weight | Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Result |
| 1 | RUSEV Yanko | BUL | 67.40 | 135.0 | 175.0 | 310.0 |
| 2 | KACZMAREK Zbigniew | POL | 67.40 | 130.0 | 172.5 | 302.5 |
| 3 | AMBRASS Günther | GDR | 67.40 | 130.0 | 170.0 | 300.0 |
| 4 | SHIMAYA Yatsuo | JPN | 66.10 | 130.0 | 167.5 | 297.5 |
| 5 | VILLALOBO Mario | CUB | 67.20 | 135.0 | 162.5 | 297.5 |
| 6 | HIRAI Kazumasa | JPN | 66.85 | 130.0 | 165.0 | 295.0 |
| 7 | KUNZ Joachim | GDR | 67.00 | 130.0 | 165.0 | 295.0 |
| 8 | DOCIU Virgil | ROM | 67.20 | 132.5 | 157.5 | 290.0 |
75 kg Men
| Rk | Name | Nation | B.weight | Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Result |
| 1 | URRUTIA Roberto | CUB | 74.30 | 155.0 | 192.5 | 347.5 |
| 2 | MILITOSYAN Vartan | URS | 74.75 | 147.5 | 190.0 | 337.5 |
| 3 | WENZEL Peter | GDR | 73.75 | 145.0 | 190.0 | 335.0 |
| 4 | SCHLIWKA Günther | GDR | 74.10 | 145.0 | 187.5 | 332.5 |
| 5 | ECHENIQUE Julio | CUB | 74.45 | 147.5 | 185.0 | 332.5 |
| 6 | PAKIZEHDJAM Ali Mostapha | IRI | 74.60 | 145.0 | 180.0 | 325.0 |
| 7 | TODOROW Zakhari | BUL | 73.55 | 142.5 | 177.5 | 320.0 |
| 8 | BAIRAKTAROW Stanimir | BUL | 74.80 | 140.0 | 177.5 | 317.5 |
82.5 kg Men
| Rk | Name | Nation | B.weight | Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Result |
| 1 | VARFANYAN Yurik | URS | 81.50 | 170.0 | 207.5 | 377.5 |
| 2 | BACZAKO Peter | HUN | 81.90 | 157.5 | 195.0 | 352.5 |
| 3 | RABCZEWSKI Pawel | POL | 82.30 | 150.0 | 195.0 | 345.0 |
| 4 | ZAYAS Daniel | CUB | 81.40 | 147.5 | 195.0 | 342.5 |
| 5 | APPEL Horst | GER | 80.60 | 147.5 | 182.5 | 330.0 |
| 6 | POLIACIK Dusan | TCH | 81.25 | 142.5 | 187.5 | 330.0 |
| 7 | ORVOS Andras | HUN | 80.5 | 145.0 | 182.5 | 327.5 |
| 8 | BERGMANN Norbert | GER | 0 | 140.0 | 182.5 | 322.5 |
90 kg Men
| Rk | Name | Nation | B.weight | Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Result |
| 1 | MILSER Rolf | FRG | 89.70 | 162.5 | 215.0 | 377.5 |
| 2 | BESSONOV Gennadi | URS | 89.60 | 165.0 | 210.0 | 375.0 |
| 3 | ANTALOVICS Ferenc | HUN | 89.20 | 165.0 | 202.5 | 367.5 |
| 4 | NIKOLOV Andon | BUL | 88.20 | 170.0 | 195.0 | 365.0 |
| 5 | REHUS-UZOR György | HUN | 89.00 | 165.0 | 200.0 | 365.0 |
| 6 | ILIADIS Nikolaos | GRE | 88.70 | 152.5 | 197.5 | 350.0 |
| 7 | KORUSIEWICZ Pawel | POL | 89.30 | 150.0 | 195.0 | 345.0 |
| 8 | GROAPA Vasile | ROM | 89.40 | 150.0 | 190.0 | 340.0 |
100 kg Men
| Rk | Name | Nation | B.weight | Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Result |
| 1 | RIGERT David | URS | 94.40 | 170.0 | 220.0 | 390.0 |
| 2 | ARAKELOV Sergei | URS | 99.30 | 172.5 | 217.5 | 390.0 |
| 3 | FUNKE Manfred | GDR | 99.70 | 167.5 | 200.0 | 367.5 |
| 4 | BLANCO Fernandez Alberto | CUB | 98.60 | 162.5 | 200.0 | 362.5 |
| 5 | BARANIAK Anton | TCH | 98.10 | 152.5 | 205.0 | 357.5 |
| 6 | DAHLGREN Lennart | SWE | 99.60 | 155.0 | 200.0 | 355.0 |
| 7 | SETTERBERG Kurt | USA | 94.00 | 157.5 | 185.0 | 342.5 |
| 8 | GOURRIER Pierre | FRA | 99.00 | 150.0 | 190.0 | 340.0 |
110 kg Men
| Rk | Name | Nation | B.weight | Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Result |
| 1 | ZAITSEV Yuri | URS | 109.0 | 172.5 | 230.0 | 402.5 |
| 2 | CIEZKI Jürgen | GDR | 109.4 | 170.0 | 215.0 | 385.0 |
| 3 | NILSSON Rickard | SWE | 109.4 | 175.0 | 210.0 | 385.0 |
| 4 | RUTKOWSKI Tadeusz | POL | 109.9 | 167.5 | 210.0 | 377.5 |
| 5 | SZALAI György | HUN | 107.8 | 165.0 | 210.0 | 375.0 |
| 6 | HÖRTNAGL Vinzenz | AUT | 108.5 | 167.5 | 205.0 | 372.5 |
| 7 | GONZALES Ramos Gabriel | CUB | 109.0 | 165.0 | 205.0 | 370.0 |
| 8 | NEYSES Wolfgang | FRG | 105.9 | 157.5 | 190.0 | 347.5 |
+110 kg Men
| Rk | Name | Nation | B.weight | Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Result |
| 1 | HEUSER Jürgen | GDR | 133.30 | 185.0 | 232.5 | 417.5 |
| 2 | RAKHMANOV Sultan | URS | 140.10 | 187.5 | 230.0 | 417.5 |
| 3 | BONK Gerd | GDR | 145.40 | 175.0 | 235.0 | 410.0 |
| 4 | PLACHKOV Khristo | BUL | 140.40 | 187.5 | 220.0 | 407.5 |
| 5 | STREJCEK Rudolf | TCH | 130.40 | 175.0 | 215.0 | 390.0 |
| 6 | MENDEZ Francisco | CUB | 122.20 | 165.0 | 210.0 | 375.0 |
| 7 | CARDINAL Marc | CAN | 134.90 | 160.0 | 210.0 | 370.0 |
| 8 | HAARA Taito | FIN | 129.40 | 160.0 | 200.0 | 360.0 |
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