Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 82.5 kg
# Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 82.5 kg

The men's 82.5 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal took place on 24 July at the St. Michel Arena. It was the thirteenth appearance of the light heavyweight class.

## Results

| Rank | Name | Country | kg |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Valery Shary | Soviet Union | 365.0 |
| 2 | Trendafil Stoychev | Bulgaria | 360.0 |
| 3 | Péter Baczakó | Hungary | 345.0 |
| 4 | Nikos Iliadis | Greece | 340.0 |
| 5 | Juhani Avellan | Finland | 330.0 |
| 6 | Stefan Jacobsson | Sweden | 317.5 |
| 7 | Sueo Fujishiro | Japan | 315.0 |
| 8 | Gerd Kennel | West Germany | 312.5 |
| 9 | Erling Johansen | Denmark | 307.5 |
| 10 | Samuel Bigler | United States | 307.5 |
| 11 | Pablo Justiniani | Panama | 295.0 |
| 12 | Mehmet Suvar | Turkey | 292.5 |
| AC | Ferenc Antalovics | Hungary | 155.0 |
| AC | Rolf Milser | West Germany | 205.0 |
| AC | Blagoy Blagoev | Bulgaria | 362.5 (DQ) |
| AC | Pierre St.-Jean | Canada | DNF |
| AC | Leif Jensen | Norway | DNF |
