Olympics · July 1980
Weightlifting at the 1980 Olympic Games
Weightlifting at the 1980 Olympic Games ran in Moscow, the Soviet Union, from 20 to 30 July 1980. This page lists the medallists in its ten classes. Gold went to Kanybek Osmonaliyev (52 kg, 245 kg), Daniel Núñez (56 kg, 275 kg), Viktor Mazin (60 kg, 290 kg), Yanko Rusev (67.5 kg, 342.5 kg), Asen Zlatev (75 kg, 360 kg), Yurik Vardanyan (82.5 kg, 400 kg), Péter Baczakó (90 kg, 377.5 kg), Ota Zaremba (100 kg, 395 kg), Leonid Taranenko (110 kg, 422.5 kg) and Sultan Rakhmanov (+110 kg, 440 kg).
- Medallists
- 30
- Classes
- 10
- Start date
- 20 Jul 1980
Weightlifting at the 1980 Olympic Games in numbers
How close each class finished.
Winning margin in each class
The winner's total minus the runner-up's. The closest final: Men's 52 kg ended with gold and silver on the same total, decided by bodyweight, the lighter lifter ahead. The widest: Men's +110 kg by 30 kg. A short bar is a close final; a long one, a class the winner had to themselves.
Men's 52 kg
Men's 56 kg
Men's 60 kg
Men's 67.5 kg
Men's 75 kg
Men's 82.5 kg
Men's 90 kg
Men's 100 kg
Men's 110 kg
Men's +110 kg
Medallists by class
Each class lists its medallists and the nation each lifted for, with the best snatch, the best clean and jerk and the total.
Men's 52 kg, 1980 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanybek Osmonaliyev Soviet Union | 107.5 | 137.5 | 245 |
| 2 |
 Ho Bong-chol North Korea
|
110 | 135 | 245 |
| 3 |
Han Gyong-si North Korea
|
110 | 135 | 245 |
Men's 56 kg, 1980 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Daniel Núñez Cuba
|
125 | 150 | 275 |
| 2 | Yurik Sarkisyan Soviet Union | 112.5 | 157.5 | 270 |
| 3 |
 Tadeusz Dembończyk Poland
|
120 | 145 | 265 |
Men's 60 kg, 1980 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor Mazin Soviet Union | 130 | 160 | 290 |
| 2 |
 Stefan Dimitrov Bulgaria
|
127.5 | 160 | 287.5 |
| 3 |
Marek Seweryn Poland
|
127.5 | 155 | 282.5 |
Men's 67.5 kg, 1980 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Yanko Rusev Bulgaria
|
147.5 | 195 | 342.5 |
| 2 | Joachim Kunz East Germany | 145 | 190 | 335 |
| 3 |
Mincho Pashov Bulgaria
|
142.5 | 182.5 | 325 |
Men's 75 kg, 1980 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Asen Zlatev Bulgaria
|
160 | 200 | 360 |
| 2 | Oleksandr Perviy Soviet Union | 157.5 | 200 | 357.5 |
| 3 |
Nedelcho Kolev Bulgaria
|
157.5 | 187.5 | 345 |
Men's 82.5 kg, 1980 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yurik Vardanyan Soviet Union | 177.5 | 222.5 | 400 |
| 2 |
Blagoy Blagoev Bulgaria
|
175 | 197.5 | 372.5 |
| 3 | Dušan Poliačik Czechoslovakia | 160 | 207.5 | 367.5 |
Men's 90 kg, 1980 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Péter Baczakó Hungary
|
170 | 207.5 | 377.5 |
| 2 |
Rumen Aleksandrov Bulgaria
|
170 | 205 | 375 |
| 3 | Frank Mantek East Germany | 165 | 205 | 370 |
Men's 100 kg, 1980 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ota Zaremba Czechoslovakia | 180 | 215 | 395 |
| 2 | Igor Nikitin Soviet Union | 177.5 | 215 | 392.5 |
| 3 |
Alberto Blanco Cuba
|
172.5 | 212.5 | 385 |
Men's 110 kg, 1980 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonid Taranenko Soviet Union | 182.5 | 240 | 422.5 |
| 2 |
Valentin Hristov Bulgaria
|
185 | 220 | 405 |
| 3 |
György Szalai Hungary
|
172.5 | 217.5 | 390 |
Men's +110 kg, 1980 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sultan Rakhmanov Soviet Union | 195 | 245 | 440 |
| 2 | Jürgen Heuser East Germany | 182.5 | 227.5 | 410 |
| 3 |
Tadeusz Rutkowski Poland
|
180 | 227.5 | 407.5 |