List of all Olympics Men's Heavyweight winners including gold, silver and bronze medalists.
Men's Heavyweight
Men's Heavyweight weightlifting event was held for the first time at Olympic Games in 1904. Since then, it has been one of the most important weightlifting events at Olympic Games. The following table lists all gold, silver and bronze medalists in Men's Heavyweight weightlifting competition at Olympic Games.
Men's Heavyweight Winners at Olympics
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Filippo Bottino Italy |
Joseph Alzin Luxembourg |
Louis Bernot France |
| 1924 | Charles Rigoulot France |
Fritz Hünenberger Switzerland |
Leopold Friedrich Austria |
| 1928 | El Sayed Nosseir Egypt |
Arnold Luhaäär Estonia |
Jan Verheijen Netherlands |
| 1932 | Jaroslav Skobla Czechoslovakia |
Václav Pšenicka Czechoslovakia |
Henry Duey United States |
| 1936 | Josef Manger Germany |
Václav Pšenicka Czechoslovakia |
Arnold Luhaäär Estonia |
| 1948 | John Davis United States |
Norbert Schemansky United States |
Bram Charité Netherlands |
| 1952 | John Davis United States |
James Bradford United States |
Humberto Selvetti Argentina |
| 1956 | Paul Edward Anderson United States |
Humberto Selvetti Argentina |
Alberto Pigaiani Italy |
| 1960 | Yury Vlasov Soviet Union |
James BRADFORD United States |
Norbert SCHEMANSKY United States |
| 1964 | Leonid Zhabotinsky Soviet Union |
Yury Vlasov Soviet Union |
Norbert SCHEMANSKY United States |
| 1968 | Leonid Zhabotinsky Soviet Union |
Serge Reding Belgium |
Joseph Dube United States |
| 1972 | Jaan Talts Soviet Union |
Aleksandar Kraitchev Bulgaria |
Stefan Grützner East Germany |
| 1976 | Yury Zaytsev Soviet Union |
Krastyu Semerdzhiev Bulgaria |
Tadeusz Rutkowski Poland |
| 1980 | Leonid Taranenko Soviet Union |
Valentin Khristov Bulgaria |
György Szalai Hungary |
| 1988 | Yuri Zakharevich Soviet Union |
József Jacsó Hungary |
Ronny Weller East Germany |
| 1992 | Ronny Weller Germany |
Artur AKOEV Unified Team |
Stefan Botev Bulgaria |
| 1996 | Timur Taymazov Ukraine |
Sergey Syrtsov Russia |
Nicu Vlad Romania |
| 2000 | Hossein Tavakkoli Iran |
Alan Tsagaev Bulgaria |
Said Saif Asaad Qatar |
| 2004 | Dmitry Berestov Russia |
Ihor Razoronov Ukraine |
Gleb Pisarevskiy Russia |
| 2008 | Andrei Aramnau Belarus |
Dmitriy Klokov Russia |
Dmitry Lapikov Russia |
| 2012 | Oleksiy Torokhtiy Ukraine |
Navab Nassirshalal Iran |
Bartlomiej Bonk Poland |
| 2016 | Ruslan Nurudinov Uzbekistan |
Simon Martirosyan Armenia |
Aleksandr Zaychikov Kazakhstan |