Olympics · September 1988

Weightlifting at the 1988 Olympic Games

Weightlifting at the 1988 Olympic Games ran in Seoul, South Korea, from 18 to 29 September 1988. This page lists the medallists in its ten classes. Gold went to Sevdalin Marinov (52 kg, 270 kg), Oksen Mirzoyan (56 kg, 292.5 kg), Naim Süleymanoğlu (60 kg, 342.5 kg), Joachim Kunz (67.5 kg, 340 kg), Borislav Gidikov (75 kg, 375 kg), Israil Arsamakov (82.5 kg, 377.5 kg), Anatoly Khrapaty (90 kg, 412.5 kg), Pavel Kuznetsov (100 kg, 425 kg), Yury Zakharevich (110 kg, 455 kg) and Aleksandr Kurlovich (+110 kg, 462.5 kg).

Medallists: 30
Classes: 10
Start date: 18 Sep 1988

Numbers

Weightlifting at the 1988 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 67.5 kg came down to 2.5 kg between gold and silver. The widest: Men's +110 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

10 kg

Men's 56 kg

5 kg

Men's 60 kg

30 kg

Men's 67.5 kg

2.5 kg

Men's 75 kg

15 kg

Men's 82.5 kg

7.5 kg

Men's 90 kg

12.5 kg

Men's 100 kg

22.5 kg

Men's 110 kg

27.5 kg

Men's +110 kg

32.5 kg

Medallists

Medallists by class

All competitions

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, 1988 Olympic Games

Place	Athlete	Nation	Snatch	Clean and jerk	Total
1	Sevdalin Marinov Bulgaria	Bulgaria	120	150	270
2	Chun Byung-kwan South Korea	South Korea	112.5	147.5	260
3	He Zhuoqiang China	China	112.5	145	257.5

Men's 56 kg, 1988 Olympic Games

Place	Athlete	Nation	Snatch	Clean and jerk	Total
1	Oksen Mirzoyan Soviet Union	Soviet Union	127.5	165	292.5
2	He Yingqiang China	China	125	162.5	287.5
3	Liu Shoubin China	China	127.5	140	267.5

Men's 60 kg, 1988 Olympic Games

Place	Athlete	Nation	Snatch	Clean and jerk	Total
1	Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey	Turkey	152.5	190	342.5
2	Stefan Topurov Bulgaria	Bulgaria	137.5	175	312.5
3	Ye Huanming China	China	127.5	160	287.5

Men's 67.5 kg, 1988 Olympic Games

Place	Athlete	Nation	Snatch	Clean and jerk	Total
1	Joachim Kunz East Germany	East Germany	150	190	340
2	Israel Militosyan Soviet Union	Soviet Union	155	182.5	337.5
3	Li Jinhe China	China	147.5	177.5	325

Men's 75 kg, 1988 Olympic Games

Place	Athlete	Nation	Snatch	Clean and jerk	Total
1	Borislav Gidikov Bulgaria	Bulgaria	-	-	375
2	Ingo Steinhöfel East Germany	East Germany	-	-	360
3	Aleksandar Varbanov Bulgaria	Bulgaria	-	-	357.5

Men's 82.5 kg, 1988 Olympic Games

Place	Athlete	Nation	Snatch	Clean and jerk	Total
1	Israil Arsamakov Soviet Union	Soviet Union	-	-	377.5
2	István Messzi Hungary	Hungary	-	-	370
3	Lee Hyung-keun South Korea	South Korea	-	-	367.5

Men's 90 kg, 1988 Olympic Games

Place	Athlete	Nation	Snatch	Clean and jerk	Total
1	Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union	Soviet Union	-	-	412.5
2	Nail Mukhamedyarov Soviet Union	Soviet Union	-	-	400
3	Sławomir Zawada Poland	Poland	-	-	400

Men's 100 kg, 1988 Olympic Games

Place	Athlete	Nation	Snatch	Clean and jerk	Total
1	Pavel Kuznetsov Soviet Union	Soviet Union	-	-	425
2	Nicu Vlad Romania	Romania	-	-	402.5
3	Peter Immesberger West Germany	West Germany	-	-	395

Men's 110 kg, 1988 Olympic Games

Place	Athlete	Nation	Snatch	Clean and jerk	Total
1	Yury Zakharevich Soviet Union	Soviet Union	-	-	455
2	József Jacsó Hungary	Hungary	-	-	427.5
3	Ronny Weller East Germany	East Germany	-	-	425

Men's +110 kg, 1988 Olympic Games

Place	Athlete	Nation	Snatch	Clean and jerk	Total
1	Aleksandr Kurlovich Soviet Union	Soviet Union	212.5	250	462.5
2	Manfred Nerlinger West Germany	West Germany	190	240	430
3	Martin Zawieja West Germany	West Germany	182.5	232.5	415