# 1980 World Weightlifting Championships

The 1980 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Moscow, Soviet Union from July 20 to July 30, 1980. There were 173 men in action from 40 nations.
This tournament was a part of 1980 Summer Olympics but counted as World Weightlifting Championships too. Only total medals counted for Olympic Games while Snatch and Clean & Jerk medals counts for World Weightlifting Championships.

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 52 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Ho Bong-chol North Korea | 110.0 kg | Han Gyong-si North Korea | 110.0 kg | Béla Oláh Hungary | 110.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Kanybek Osmonaliyev Soviet Union | 137.5 kg | Stefan Leletko Poland | 135.0 kg | Ho Bong-chol North Korea | 135.0 kg |
| Total | Kanybek Osmonaliyev Soviet Union | 245.0 kg | Ho Bong-chol North Korea | 245.0 kg | Han Gyong-si North Korea | 245.0 kg |
| 56 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Daniel Núñez Cuba | 125.0 kg WR | Tadeusz Dembończyk Poland | 120.0 kg | Imre Stefanovics Hungary | 115.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yurik Sarkisyan Soviet Union | 157.5 kg WR | Andreas Letz East Germany | 150.0 kg | Daniel Núñez Cuba | 150.0 kg |
| Total | Daniel Núñez Cuba | 275.0 kg WR | Yurik Sarkisyan Soviet Union | 270.0 kg | Tadeusz Dembończyk Poland | 265.0 kg |
| 60 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Viktor Mazin Soviet Union | 130.0 kg | Stefan Dimitrov Bulgaria | 127.5 kg | Marek Seweryn Poland | 127.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Stefan Dimitrov Bulgaria | 160.0 kg | Viktor Mazin Soviet Union | 160.0 kg | Marek Seweryn Poland | 155.0 kg |
| Total | Viktor Mazin Soviet Union | 290.0 kg | Stefan Dimitrov Bulgaria | 287.5 kg | Marek Seweryn Poland | 282.5 kg |
| 67.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Yanko Rusev Bulgaria | 147.5 kg | Daniel Senet France | 147.5 kg | Joachim Kunz East Germany | 145.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yanko Rusev Bulgaria | 195.0 kg WR | Joachim Kunz East Germany | 190.0 kg | Mincho Pashov Bulgaria | 182.5 kg |
| Total | Yanko Rusev Bulgaria | 342.5 kg WR | Joachim Kunz East Germany | 335.0 kg | Mincho Pashov Bulgaria | 325.0 kg |
| 75 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Asen Zlatev Bulgaria | 160.0 kg | Nedelcho Kolev Bulgaria | 157.5 kg | Aleksandr Pervy Soviet Union | 157.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Aleksandr Pervy Soviet Union | 200.0 kg | Asen Zlatev Bulgaria | 200.0 kg | Nedelcho Kolev Bulgaria | 187.5 kg |
| Total | Asen Zlatev Bulgaria | 360.0 kg WR | Aleksandr Pervy Soviet Union | 357.5 kg | Nedelcho Kolev Bulgaria | 345.0 kg |
| 82.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Yurik Vardanyan Soviet Union | 177.5 kg WR | Blagoy Blagoev Bulgaria | 175.0 kg | Dušan Poliačik Czechoslovakia | 160.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yurik Vardanyan Soviet Union | 222.5 kg WR | Dušan Poliačik Czechoslovakia | 207.5 kg | Jan Lisowski Poland | 205.0 kg |
| Total | Yurik Vardanyan Soviet Union | 400.0 kg WR | Blagoy Blagoev Bulgaria | 372.5 kg | Dušan Poliačik Czechoslovakia | 367.5 kg |
| 90 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Péter Baczakó Hungary | 170.0 kg | Rumen Aleksandrov Bulgaria | 170.0 kg | Frank Mantek East Germany | 165.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Péter Baczakó Hungary | 207.5 kg | Frank Mantek East Germany | 205.0 kg | Rumen Aleksandrov Bulgaria | 205.0 kg |
| Total | Péter Baczakó Hungary | 377.5 kg | Rumen Aleksandrov Bulgaria | 375.0 kg | Frank Mantek East Germany | 370.0 kg |
| 100 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Ota Zaremba Czechoslovakia | 180.0 kg | Igor Nikitin Soviet Union | 177.5 kg | János Sólyomvári Hungary | 175.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Michael Hennig East Germany | 217.5 kg | Ota Zaremba Czechoslovakia | 215.0 kg | Igor Nikitin Soviet Union | 215.0 kg |
| Total | Ota Zaremba Czechoslovakia | 395.0 kg | Igor Nikitin Soviet Union | 392.5 kg | Alberto Blanco Cuba | 385.0 kg |
| 110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Valentin Hristov Bulgaria | 185.0 kg | Leonid Taranenko Soviet Union | 182.5 kg | György Szalai Hungary | 172.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Leonid Taranenko Soviet Union | 240.0 kg WR | Valentin Hristov Bulgaria | 220.0 kg | György Szalai Hungary | 217.5 kg |
| Total | Leonid Taranenko Soviet Union | 422.5 kg WR | Valentin Hristov Bulgaria | 405.0 kg | György Szalai Hungary | 390.0 kg |
| +110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Sultan Rakhmanov Soviet Union | 195.0 kg | Rudolf Strejček Czechoslovakia | 182.5 kg | Jürgen Heuser East Germany | 182.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sultan Rakhmanov Soviet Union | 245.0 kg | Tadeusz Rutkowski Poland | 227.5 kg | Jürgen Heuser East Germany | 227.5 kg |
| Total | Sultan Rakhmanov Soviet Union | 440.0 kg | Jürgen Heuser East Germany | 410.0 kg | Tadeusz Rutkowski Poland | 407.5 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Cuba | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | East Germany | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | North Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 14 | 6 | 2 | 22 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 7 | 10 | 5 | 22 |
| 3 | Hungary | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Cuba | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | East Germany | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | North Korea | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Poland | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 |