Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics
was represented by ten events (all — men's individual), held between July 20 and July 30 at the Izmailovo Sports Palace
, situated alongside the Izmailovo Park (eastern part of Moscow
).
Remarks:
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
was represented by ten events (all — men's individual), held between July 20 and July 30 at the Izmailovo Sports Palace
Izmailovo Sports Palace
The Izmailovo Sports Palace is an indoor arena located in the Eastern Planning Zone in Moscow, Russia. It hosted the weightlifting competitions for the 1980 Summer Olympics.-Reference:* Volume 2. Part 1. pp. 112-4....
, situated alongside the Izmailovo Park (eastern part of Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
).
Medal table
1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | |
2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
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Medalists
52 kg |
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56 kg |
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60 kg | |||
67,5 kg | |||
75 kg | |||
82,5 kg | |||
90 kg | |||
100 kg | |||
110 kg | |||
+110 kg |
52 kg
Final Rank |
Athlete | Country | Snatch Snatch (weightlifting) The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead... |
Cl.&J Clean and jerk The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles... |
Total |
1 | Kanybek Osmonaliyev Kanybek Osmonaliyev Kanybek Osmonaliyevich Osmonaliyev is a former Soviet weightlifter, Olympic champion and world champion. He won gold medal in the flyweight class at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.-References:... |
USSR | 107.5 | 137.5 | 245.0 (OR) |
2 | Bong Chol Ho | DPR Korea | 110.0 | 135.0 | 245.0 |
3 | Gyong Si Han | DPR Korea | 110.0 | 135.0 | 245.0 |
4 | Bela Olah | Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... |
110.0 | 135.0 | 245.0 |
5 | Stefan Leletko | Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
105.0 | 135.0 | 240.0 |
6 | Ferenc Hornyak | Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... |
107.5 | 130.0 | 237.5 |
56 kg
Final Rank |
Athlete | Country | Snatch Snatch (weightlifting) The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead... |
Cl.&J Clean and jerk The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles... |
Total |
1 | Daniel Núñez Daniel Nuñez Daniel Núñez is a Cuban weightlifter.He won a gold medal in the bantamweight class at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.... |
Cuba Cuba The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city... |
125.0 | 150.0 | 275.0 (WR,OR) |
2 | Yurik Sarkisian Yurik Sarkisian Yurik Sarkisian is a former Olympic weightlifter for the USSR and Australia. He trained at VSS Sevan in Echmiadzin.In 2007 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.- Weightlifting achievements :... |
USSR | 112.5 | 157.5 | 270.0 (JWR) |
3 | Tadeusz Dembonczyk | Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
120.0 | 145.0 | 265.0 |
4 | Andreas Letz Andreas Letz Andreas Letz is a German weightlifter. He competed in the -56 kg and -60 kg categories, and set two world records in the clean and jerk, and one in the total.... |
GDR | 115.0 | 150.0 | 265.0 |
5 | Eui Yong Yang | D.P.R.Korea | 112.5 | 150.0 | 262.5 |
6 | Imre Stefanovics | Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... |
115.0 | 145.0 | 260.0 |
60 kg
Final Rank |
Athlete | Country | Snatch Snatch (weightlifting) The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead... |
Cl.&J Clean and jerk The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles... |
Total |
1 | Viktor Mazin Viktor Mazin Viktor Ivanovich Mazin is a former Kazakh weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union. He won a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.-References:... |
USSR | 130.0 | 160.0 | 290.0 (OR) |
2 | Stefan Dimitrov | Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
127.5 | 160.0 | 287.5 |
3 | Marek Seweryn Marek Seweryn Marek Seweryn is a Polish weightlifter.-References:* * *... |
Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
127.5 | 155.0 | 282.5 |
4 | Antoni Pawlak | Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
120.0 | 155.0 | 275.0 |
5 | Julio Loscos | Cuba Cuba The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city... |
125.0 | 150.0 | 275.0 |
6 | Frantisek Nedved | Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992... |
122.5 | 150.0 | 272.5 |
67.5 kg
Final Rank |
Athlete | Country | Snatch Snatch (weightlifting) The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead... |
Cl.&J Clean and jerk The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles... |
Total |
1 | Yanko Rusev Yanko Rusev Yanko Rusev was an Olympic weightlifter for Bulgaria.In 1993 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.-Weightlifting achievements:*Olympic champion ;... |
Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
147.5 | 195.0 | 342.5 (WR,OR) |
2 | Joachim Kunz Joachim Kunz Joachim Kunz is a German weightlifter who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. He was born in Stollberg.... |
GDR | 145.0 | 190.0 | 335.0 |
3 | Mincho Pachov | Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
142.5 | 182.5 | 325.0 |
4 | Daniel Senet Daniel Senet Daniel Senet is a French weightlifter and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. He finished 4th at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.-References:... |
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
147.5 | 175.0 | 322.5 |
5 | Gunter Ambrass | GDR | 140.0 | 180.0 | 320.0 |
6 | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Zbigniew Kaczmarek Zbigniew Kaczmarek is a former Polish football player.He played 30 times for Poland.-References:*... |
Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
140.0 | 177.5 | 317.5 |
75 kg
Final Rank |
Athlete | Country | Snatch Snatch (weightlifting) The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead... |
Cl.&J Clean and jerk The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles... |
Total |
1 | Asen Zlatev Asen Zlatev Asen Zlatev is a former Bulgarian weightlifter.He became Olympic champion in 1980 in the middleweight class.- Career bests :* Snatch: 183.0 kg 1986 in Melbourne in the class to 82.5 kg;... |
Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
160.0 | 200.0 | 360.0 (WR,OR) |
2 | Oleksander Pervy | USSR | 157.5 | 200.0 | 357.5 |
3 | Nedeltcho Kolev | Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
157.5 | 187.5 | 345.0 |
4 | Julio Echenique | Cuba Cuba The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city... |
145.0 | 182.5 | 327.5 |
5 | Oragomir Ciorolan | Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... |
140.0 | 182.5 | 322.5 |
6 | Tapio Kinnunen | Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
142.5 | 177.5 | 320.0 |
82.5 kg
Final Rank |
Athlete | Country | Snatch Snatch (weightlifting) The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead... |
Cl.&J Clean and jerk The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles... |
Total |
1 | Yurik Vardanian Yurik Vardanian Yurik Vardanian is a former Olympic weightlifter for the USSR. He trained at Lokomotiv in Leninakan, Armenia.Vardanian won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics, becoming the world's first weightlifter to achieve a 400 kilogram total in the 82.5 kg weight category... |
USSR | 177.5 | 222.5 | 400.0 (WR,OR) |
2 | Blagoi Blagoev | Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
175.0 | 197.5 | 372.5 |
3 | Dusan Poliacik | Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992... |
160.0 | 207.5 | 367.5 |
4 | Jan Lisowski | Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
150.0 | 205.0 | 355.0 |
5 | Krasimir Drandarov | Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
155.0 | 200.0 | 355.0 |
6 | Pawel Rabczewski | Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
155.0 | 195.0 | 350.0 |
90 kg
Final Rank |
Athlete | Country | Snatch Snatch (weightlifting) The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead... |
Cl.&J Clean and jerk The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles... |
Total |
1 | Peter Baczako Péter Baczakó Péter Baczakó was a Hungarian weightlifter.He won a bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Overall Baczako won a total of 23 medals, including four gold, at world and European championships from 1973-82... |
Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... |
170.0 | 207.5 | 377.5 |
2 | Rumen Alexandrov | Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
170.0 | 205.0 | 375.0 |
3 | Frank Mantek | GDR | 165.0 | 205.0 | 370.0 |
4 | Dalibor Rehak | Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992... |
165.0 | 200.0 | 365.0 |
5 | Witold Walo | Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
160.0 | 200.0 | 360.0 |
6 | Lubomir Srsen | Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992... |
160.0 | 197.5 | 357.5 |
100 kg
Final Rank |
Athlete | Country | Snatch Snatch (weightlifting) The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead... |
Cl.&J Clean and jerk The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles... |
Total |
1 | Ota Zaremba Ota Zaremba Ota Zaremba is a Czechoslovak weightlifter, Olympic champion and world champion. He won gold medal in the heavyweight I class at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.... |
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992... |
180.0 | 215.0 | 395.0 (OR) |
2 | Igor Nikitin | USSR | 177.5 | 215.0 | 392.5 |
3 | Alberto Blanco | Cuba Cuba The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city... |
172.5 | 212.5 | 385.0 |
4 | Michael Hennig | GDR | 165.0 | 217.5 | 382.5 |
5 | Janos Solyomvari | Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... |
175.0 | 205.0 | 380.0 |
6 | Manfred Funke | GDR | 170.0 | 207.5 | 377.5 |
110 kg
Final Rank |
Athlete | Country | Snatch Snatch (weightlifting) The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead... |
Cl.&J Clean and jerk The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles... |
Total |
1 | Leonid Taranenko Leonid Taranenko Leonid Arkadevich Taranenko is a former Soviet/Belarusian weightlifter.- Weightlifting career :Taranenko trained at VSS Uradzhai in Minsk. His first major success took place at the 1980 Olympics, when, competing for the USSR, he won the gold medal in the 110 kilogram class with a 422.5 kg total... |
USSR | 182.5 | 240.0 | 422.5 (WR,OR) |
2 | Valentin Khristov Valentin Khristov Valentin Khristov is an Olympic weightlifter for Bulgaria.- References :... |
Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
185.0 | 220.0 | 405.0 |
3 | Gyorgy Szalai | Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... |
172.5 | 217.5 | 390.0 |
4 | Leif Nilsson | Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
167.5 | 212.5 | 380.0 |
5 | Vinzenz Hortnagl | Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
170.0 | 202.5 | 372.5 |
6 | Stefan Tasnadi | Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... |
165.0 | 195.0 | 360.0 |
+110 kg
Final Rank |
Athlete | Country | Snatch Snatch (weightlifting) The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead... |
Cl.&J Clean and jerk The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles... |
Total |
1 | Sultan Rakhmanov Sultan Rakhmanov Sultan Saburovich Rakhmanov was an Olympic weightlifter for the USSR who won the gold medal in the super heavyweight class of the 1980 Summer Olympics... |
USSR | 195.0 | 245.0 | 440.0 |
2 | Jurgen Heuser Jürgen Heuser Jürgen Heuser is a German weightlifter.In 1978, participating for the German Democratic Republic, he won the World Championship in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow he won a silver medal in the +110 kg class.-External links:* at sports-reference.com... |
GDR | 182.5 | 227.5 | 410.0 |
3 | Tadeusz Rutkowski | Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
160.0 | 227.5 | 407.5 |
4 | Rudolf Strejcek | Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992... |
162.5 | 220.0 | 402.5 |
5 | Bohuslav Braum | Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992... |
160.0 | 217.5 | 397.5 |
6 | Francisco Mendez Francisco Méndez Francisco Méndez was a Guatemalan poet and short-story writer born in Joyabaj, El Quiché. He published his first poem at the age of eighteen, and moved to the city of Quetzaltenango shortly after. A self-taught writer, he went on to publish numerous volumes of poetry, including the celebrated... |
Cuba Cuba The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city... |
175.0 | 220.0 | 395.0 |
Remarks:
- All weights are given in kilogramKilogramThe kilogram or kilogramme , also known as the kilo, is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units and is defined as being equal to the mass of the International Prototype Kilogram , which is almost exactly equal to the mass of one liter of water...
s - WR=World Record, OR=Olympic Record, JWR=Junior World Record
- Country names in the medal table are not given in the form they were used in the official documents of the IOC in 1980