Worlds · August to September 1985
1985 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1985 World Weightlifting Championships ran in Södertälje, Sweden, from 23 August to 1 September 1985. This page lists the medallists in its ten classes. Gold went to Sevdalin Marinov (52 kg, 252.5 kg), Neno Terziyski (56 kg, 280 kg), Naim Süleymanoğlu (60 kg, 322.5 kg), Mikhail Petrov (67.5 kg, 335 kg), Aleksandar Varbanov (75 kg, 370 kg), Yurik Vardanyan (82.5 kg, 397.5 kg), Anatoly Khrapaty and Viktor Solodov (90 kg, 395 kg, shared), Andor Szanyi (100 kg, 415 kg), Yury Zakharevich (110 kg, 422.5 kg) and Antonio Krastev (+110 kg, 437.5 kg).
- Medallists
- 30
- Classes
- 10
- Start date
- 23 Aug 1985
The 1985 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 56 kg ended with gold and silver on the same total, decided by bodyweight, the lighter lifter ahead. The widest: Men's 110 kg by 25 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 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, 1985 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Sevdalin Marinov Bulgaria
|
252.5 |
| 2 |
 Zeng Guoqiang China
|
242.5 |
| 3 |
 Bernard Piekorz Poland
|
237.5 |
Men's 56 kg, 1985 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Neno Terziyski Bulgaria
|
280 |
| 2 | Oksen Mirzoyan Soviet Union | 280 |
| 3 |
He Yingqiang China
|
270 |
Men's 60 kg, 1985 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Naim Süleymanoğlu Bulgaria
|
322.5 |
| 2 | Yurik Sarkisyan Soviet Union | 307.5 |
| 3 | Andreas Letz East Germany | 292.5 |
Men's 67.5 kg, 1985 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mikhail Petrov Bulgaria
|
335 |
| 2 |
Veselin Galabarov Bulgaria
|
330 |
| 3 |
Yao Jingyuan China
|
315 |
Men's 75 kg, 1985 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Aleksandar Varbanov Bulgaria
|
370 |
| 2 |
Mincho Pashov Bulgaria
|
357.5 |
| 3 |
 Andrei Socaci Romania
|
355 |
Men's 82.5 kg, 1985 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yurik Vardanyan Soviet Union | 397.5 |
| 2 |
Asen Zlatev Bulgaria
|
392.5 |
| 3 |
 László Király Hungary
|
375 |
Men's 90 kg, 1985 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union | 395 |
| 1 | Viktor Solodov Soviet Union | 395 |
| 3 |
Piotr Krukowski Poland
|
385 |
Anatoly Khrapaty and Viktor Solodov shared the gold medal, so no silver was awarded.
Men's 100 kg, 1985 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Andor Szanyi Hungary
|
415 |
| 2 | Pavel Kuznetsov Soviet Union | 407.5 |
| 3 |
Nicu Vlad Romania
|
405 |
Men's 110 kg, 1985 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yury Zakharevich Soviet Union | 422.5 |
| 2 | Miloš Čiernik Czechoslovakia | 397.5 |
| 3 |
 Norberto Oberburger Italy
|
397.5 |
Men's +110 kg, 1985 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Antonio Krastev Bulgaria
|
437.5 |
| 2 | Aleksandr Gunyashev Soviet Union | 432.5 |
| 3 | Manfred Nerlinger West Germany | 422.5 |