Worlds · September 1982
1982 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1982 World Weightlifting Championships ran in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, from 18 to 26 September 1982. This page lists the medallists in its ten classes. Gold went to Stefan Leletko (52 kg, 250 kg), Anton Kodzhabashev (56 kg, 280 kg), Yurik Sarkisyan (60 kg, 302.5 kg), Piotr Mandra (67.5 kg, 325 kg), Yanko Rusev (75 kg, 365 kg), Asen Zlatev (82.5 kg, 400 kg), Blagoy Blagoev (90 kg, 415 kg), Viktor Sots (100 kg, 422.5 kg), Sergey Arakelov (110 kg, 427.5 kg) and Anatoly Pisarenko (+110 kg, 445 kg).
- Medallists
- 30
- Classes
- 10
- Start date
- 18 Sep 1982
The 1982 World Weightlifting Championships 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 110 kg ended with gold and silver on the same total, decided by bodyweight, the lighter lifter ahead. The widest: Men's 90 kg by 20 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 total.
Men's 52 kg, 1982 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Stefan Leletko Poland
|
250 |
| 2 |
 Zhenya Sarandaliev Bulgaria
|
245 |
| 3 |
Jacek Gutowski Poland
|
245 |
Men's 56 kg, 1982 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Anton Kodzhabashev Bulgaria
|
280 |
| 2 | Oksen Mirzoyan Soviet Union | 272.5 |
| 3 |
 Wu Shude China
|
270 |
Men's 60 kg, 1982 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yurik Sarkisyan Soviet Union | 302.5 |
| 2 | Andreas Behm East Germany | 300 |
| 3 |
 Daniel Núñez Cuba
|
295 |
Men's 67.5 kg, 1982 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Piotr Mandra Poland
|
325 |
| 2 |
 Virgil Dociu Romania
|
310 |
| 3 |
Zhao Xinmin China
|
305 |
Men's 75 kg, 1982 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Yanko Rusev Bulgaria
|
365 |
| 2 |
Mincho Pashov Bulgaria
|
357.5 |
| 3 | Vladimir Mikhalev Soviet Union | 345 |
Men's 82.5 kg, 1982 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Asen Zlatev Bulgaria
|
400 |
| 2 | Oleksandr Perviy Soviet Union | 392.5 |
| 3 |
 Bertalan Mandzák Hungary
|
350 |
Men's 90 kg, 1982 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Blagoy Blagoev Bulgaria
|
415 |
| 2 | Yurik Vardanyan Soviet Union | 395 |
| 3 | Frank Mantek East Germany | 377.5 |
Men's 100 kg, 1982 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor Sots Soviet Union | 422.5 |
| 2 | Yury Zakharevich Soviet Union | 420 |
| 3 | Bruno Matykiewicz Czechoslovakia | 397.5 |
Men's 110 kg, 1982 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergey Arakelov Soviet Union | 427.5 |
| 2 | Vyacheslav Klokov Soviet Union | 427.5 |
| 3 | Anton Baraniak Czechoslovakia | 405 |
Men's +110 kg, 1982 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anatoly Pisarenko Soviet Union | 445 |
| 2 |
Antonio Krastev Bulgaria
|
442.5 |
| 3 | Bohuslav Braum Czechoslovakia | 420 |