Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Paralympics consisted of four events for men held 07 – 12 November 1968.[1]

Weightlifting at the III Paralympic Games
Paralympic Weightlifting
Dates	07 – 12 November 1968
Competitors	28 from 13 nations

Participating nations

There were 28 male competitors representing 13 nations.[2]

Australia (2)  Belgium (3)  Canada (2)  France (2)  Great Britain (4)  India (1)  Jamaica (1)

Japan (3)  New Zealand (1)  Norway (2)  Sweden (1)  Switzerland (1)  United States (5)

Medal summary

Medal table

There were 12 medal winners representing nine nations.[3]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France (FRA)	1	1	0	2
	Great Britain (GBR)	1	1	0	2
3	Australia (AUS)	1	0	0	1
	Norway (NOR)	1	0	0	1
5	Sweden (SWE)	0	1	0	1
	Switzerland (SUI)	0	1	0	1
7	United States (USA)	0	0	2	2
8	Jamaica (JAM)	0	0	1	1
	Japan (JPN)	0	0	1	1
Totals (9 nations)		4	4	4	12

Men's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's featherweight	Dumont  France	Benny Nilsson  Sweden	Nagumo  Japan
Men's lightweight	Johnsen  Norway	Ernst Michel  Switzerland	Hall  Jamaica
Men's middleweight	T. Palmer  Great Britain	Brifoulliere  France	Jensen  United States
Men's heavyweight	Vic Renalson  Australia	R. Rowe  Great Britain	Rossini  United States

References

1. "Tel Aviv 1968 – Weightlifting". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
2. "Tel Aviv 1968 – Weightlifting – Participants". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
3. "Tel Aviv 1968 – Weightlifting – Medal Standings". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-20.

• Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Paralympics (Tel Aviv) from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)