# 1985 World Weightlifting Championships

The 1985 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Södertälje, Sweden from August 23 to September 1, 1985. There were 195 men in action from 38 nations.

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 52 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Sevdalin Marinov Bulgaria | 112.5 kg | Lyu Jun-sik North Korea | 110.0 kg | Tadeusz Golik Poland | 110.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sevdalin Marinov Bulgaria | 140.0 kg | Zeng Guoqiang China | 135.0 kg | Wang Huanbing China | 135.0 kg |
| Total | Sevdalin Marinov Bulgaria | 252.5 kg | Zeng Guoqiang China | 242.5 kg | Bernard Piekorz Poland | 237.5 kg |
| 56 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Neno Terziyski Bulgaria | 122.5 kg | Oksen Mirzoyan Soviet Union | 122.5 kg | He Yingqiang China | 120.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Neno Terziyski Bulgaria | 157.5 kg | Oksen Mirzoyan Soviet Union | 157.5 kg | He Yingqiang China | 150.0 kg |
| Total | Neno Terziyski Bulgaria | 280.0 kg | Oksen Mirzoyan Soviet Union | 280.0 kg | He Yingqiang China | 270.0 kg |
| 60 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Naum Shalamanov Bulgaria | 143.0 kg WR | Yurik Sarkisyan Soviet Union | 137.5 kg | Andreas Letz East Germany | 127.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Naum Shalamanov Bulgaria | 180.0 kg | Yurik Sarkisyan Soviet Union | 170.0 kg | Andreas Letz East Germany | 165.0 kg |
| Total | Naum Shalamanov Bulgaria | 322.5 kg | Yurik Sarkisyan Soviet Union | 307.5 kg | Andreas Letz East Germany | 292.5 kg |
| 67.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Veselin Galabarov Bulgaria | 150.0 kg | Mikhail Petrov Bulgaria | 145.0 kg | Shared silver | |
| Snatch | Veselin Galabarov Bulgaria | 150.0 kg | Jouni Grönman Finland | 145.0 kg | Shared silver | |
| Clean & Jerk | Mikhail Petrov Bulgaria | 190.0 kg | Veselin Galabarov Bulgaria | 180.0 kg | Yao Jingyuan China | 175.0 kg |
| Total | Mikhail Petrov Bulgaria | 335.0 kg | Veselin Galabarov Bulgaria | 330.0 kg | Yao Jingyuan China | 315.0 kg |
| 75 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Andrei Socaci Romania | 160.0 kg | Aleksandar Varbanov Bulgaria | 160.0 kg | Mincho Pashov Bulgaria | 160.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Aleksandar Varbanov Bulgaria | 211.5 kg WR | Mincho Pashov Bulgaria | 197.5 kg | Andrei Socaci Romania | 195.0 kg |
| Total | Aleksandar Varbanov Bulgaria | 370.0 kg | Mincho Pashov Bulgaria | 357.5 kg | Andrei Socaci Romania | 355.0 kg |
| 82.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Yurik Vardanyan Soviet Union | 177.5 kg | Asen Zlatev Bulgaria | 177.5 kg | László Király Hungary | 170.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yurik Vardanyan Soviet Union | 220.0 kg | Asen Zlatev Bulgaria | 215.0 kg | László Király Hungary | 205.0 kg |
| Total | Yurik Vardanyan Soviet Union | 397.5 kg | Asen Zlatev Bulgaria | 392.5 kg | László Király Hungary | 375.0 kg |
| 90 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Zoltán Balázsfi Hungary | 177.5 kg | Shared gold | | Shared gold | |
| Snatch | Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union | 177.5 kg | Shared gold | | Shared gold | |
| Snatch | Viktor Solodov Soviet Union | 177.5 kg | Shared gold | | Shared gold | |
| Clean & Jerk | Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union | 217.5 kg | Shared gold | | Piotr Krukowski Poland | 207.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Viktor Solodov Soviet Union | 217.5 kg | Shared gold | | Piotr Krukowski Poland | 207.5 kg |
| Total | Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union | 395.0 kg | Shared gold | | Piotr Krukowski Poland | 385.0 kg |
| Total | Viktor Solodov Soviet Union | 395.0 kg | Shared gold | | Piotr Krukowski Poland | 385.0 kg |
| 100 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Andor Szanyi Hungary | 185.0 kg | Nicu Vlad Romania | 185.0 kg | Pavel Kuznetsov Soviet Union | 185.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Andor Szanyi Hungary | 230.0 kg | René Wyßuwa East Germany | 225.0 kg | Pavel Kuznetsov Soviet Union | 222.5 kg |
| Total | Andor Szanyi Hungary | 415.0 kg | Pavel Kuznetsov Soviet Union | 407.5 kg | Nicu Vlad Romania | 405.0 kg |
| 110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Yury Zakharevich Soviet Union | 190.0 kg | Norberto Oberburger Italy | 180.0 kg | Miloš Čiernik Czechoslovakia | 175.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yury Zakharevich Soviet Union | 232.5 kg | Miloš Čiernik Czechoslovakia | 222.5 kg | Norberto Oberburger Italy | 217.5 kg |
| Total | Yury Zakharevich Soviet Union | 422.5 kg | Miloš Čiernik Czechoslovakia | 397.5 kg | Norberto Oberburger Italy | 397.5 kg |
| +110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Antonio Krastev Bulgaria | 202.5 kg | Aleksandr Gunyashev Soviet Union | 195.0 kg | Leonid Taranenko Soviet Union | 185.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Senno Salzwedel East Germany | 237.5 kg | Aleksandr Gunyashev Soviet Union | 237.5 kg | Manfred Nerlinger West Germany | 237.5 kg |
| Total | Antonio Krastev Bulgaria | 437.5 kg | Aleksandr Gunyashev Soviet Union | 432.5 kg | Manfred Nerlinger West Germany | 422.5 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | China | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | East Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 11 | 9 | 10 | 30 |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 16 | 9 | 1 | 26 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 12 | 10 | 3 | 25 |
| 3 | Hungary | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | East Germany | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Romania | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | China | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | North Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 34 | 28 | 28 | 90 |