Olympics · July to August 1984
Weightlifting at the 1984 Olympic Games
Weightlifting at the 1984 Olympic Games ran in Los Angeles, the United States, from 29 July to 8 August 1984. This page lists the medallists in its ten classes. Gold went to Zeng Guoqiang (52 kg, 235 kg), Wu Shude (56 kg, 267.5 kg), Chen Weiqiang (60 kg, 282.5 kg), Yao Jingyuan (67.5 kg, 320 kg), Karl-Heinz Radschinsky (75 kg, 340 kg), Petre Becheru (82.5 kg, 355 kg), Nicu Vlad (90 kg, 392.5 kg), Rolf Milser (100 kg, 385 kg), Norberto Oberburger (110 kg, 390 kg) and Dean Lukin (+110 kg, 412.5 kg).
- Medallists
- 30
- Classes
- 10
- Start date
- 29 Jul 1984
Weightlifting at the 1984 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 90 kg by 32.5 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, 1984 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Zeng Guoqiang China
|
105 | 130 | 235 |
| 2 |
Zhou Peishun China
|
107.5 | 127.5 | 235 |
| 3 |
 Kazushito Manabe Japan
|
102.5 | 130 | 232.5 |
Men's 56 kg, 1984 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wu Shude China
|
120 | 147.5 | 267.5 |
| 2 |
Lai Runming China
|
125 | 140 | 265 |
| 3 |
Masahiro Kotaka Japan
|
112.5 | 140 | 252.5 |
Men's 60 kg, 1984 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chen Weiqiang China
|
125 | 157.5 | 282.5 |
| 2 |
 Gelu Radu Romania
|
125 | 155 | 280 |
| 3 | Tsai Wen-yee Chinese Taipei | 125 | 147.5 | 272.5 |
Men's 67.5 kg, 1984 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Yao Jingyuan China
|
142.5 | 177.5 | 320 |
| 2 |
Andrei Socaci Romania
|
142.5 | 170 | 312.5 |
| 3 |
 Jouni Grönman Finland
|
140 | 172.5 | 312.5 |
Men's 75 kg, 1984 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karl-Heinz Radschinsky West Germany | 150 | 190 | 340 |
| 2 |
 Jacques Demers Canada
|
147.5 | 187.5 | 335 |
| 3 |
Dragomir Cioroslan Romania
|
147.5 | 185 | 332.5 |
Men's 82.5 kg, 1984 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Petre Becheru Romania
|
155 | 200 | 355 |
| 2 |
 Robert Kabbas Australia
|
150 | 192.5 | 342.5 |
| 3 |
Ryoji Isaoka Japan
|
150 | 190 | 340 |
Men's 90 kg, 1984 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nicu Vlad Romania
|
- | - | 392.5 |
| 2 |
Petre Dumitru Romania
|
- | - | 360 |
| 3 |
 David Mercer Great Britain
|
- | - | 352.5 |
Men's 100 kg, 1984 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rolf Milser West Germany | - | - | 385 |
| 2 |
Vasile Groapă Romania
|
- | - | 382.5 |
| 3 |
Pekka Niemi Finland
|
- | - | 367.5 |
Men's 110 kg, 1984 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Norberto Oberburger Italy
|
- | - | 390 |
| 2 |
Ștefan Tașnadi Romania
|
- | - | 380 |
| 3 |
 Guy Carlton United States
|
- | - | 377.5 |
Men's +110 kg, 1984 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dean Lukin Australia
|
- | - | 412.5 |
| 2 |
Mario Martinez United States
|
- | - | 410 |
| 3 | Manfred Nerlinger West Germany | - | - | 397.5 |