# 1984 World Weightlifting Championships

The 1984 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Los Angeles, United States from July 29 to August 8, 1984. There were 187 men in action from 48 nations.
This tournament was a part of 1984 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. The Soviet-led boycott meant that the most dominant forces in weightlifting at the time, the USSR, Bulgaria and East Germany did not take part.

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 52 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Zhou Peishun China | 107.5 kg | Hidemi Miyashita Japan | 107.5 kg | Zeng Guoqiang China | 105.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Zeng Guoqiang China | 130.0 kg | Kazushito Manabe Japan | 130.0 kg | Zhou Peishun China | 127.5 kg |
| Total | Zeng Guoqiang China | 235.0 kg | Zhou Peishun China | 235.0 kg | Kazushito Manabe Japan | 232.5 kg |
| 56 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Lai Runming China | 125.0 kg | Wu Shude China | 120.0 kg | Masahiro Kotaka Japan | 112.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Wu Shude China | 147.5 kg | Takashi Ichiba Japan | 140.0 kg | Masahiro Kotaka Japan | 140.0 kg |
| Total | Wu Shude China | 267.5 kg | Lai Runming China | 265.0 kg | Masahiro Kotaka Japan | 252.5 kg |
| 60 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Tsai Wen-yee Chinese Taipei | 125.0 kg | Chen Weiqiang China | 125.0 kg | Gelu Radu Romania | 125.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Chen Weiqiang China | 157.5 kg | Gelu Radu Romania | 155.0 kg | Uolevi Kahelin Finland | 155.0 kg |
| Total | Chen Weiqiang China | 282.5 kg | Gelu Radu Romania | 280.0 kg | Tsai Wen-yee Chinese Taipei | 272.5 kg |
| 67.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Andrei Socaci Romania | 142.5 kg | Yao Jingyuan China | 142.5 kg | Dean Willey Great Britain | 140.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yao Jingyuan China | 177.5 kg | Choji Taira Japan | 172.5 kg | Jouni Grönman Finland | 172.5 kg |
| Total | Yao Jingyuan China | 320.0 kg | Andrei Socaci Romania | 312.5 kg | Jouni Grönman Finland | 312.5 kg |
| 75 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Karl-Heinz Radschinsky West Germany | 150.0 kg | Li Shunzhu China | 147.5 kg | Dragomir Cioroslan Romania | 147.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Karl-Heinz Radschinsky West Germany | 190.0 kg | Jacques Demers Canada | 187.5 kg | Dave Morgan Great Britain | 185.0 kg |
| Total | Karl-Heinz Radschinsky West Germany | 340.0 kg | Jacques Demers Canada | 335.0 kg | Dragomir Cioroslan Romania | 332.5 kg |
| 82.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Petre Becheru Romania | 155.0 kg | Giuseppe Lagrotteria Italy | 150.0 kg | Ryoji Isaoka Japan | 150.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Petre Becheru Romania | 200.0 kg | Robert Kabbas Australia | 192.5 kg | Ryoji Isaoka Japan | 190.0 kg |
| Total | Petre Becheru Romania | 355.0 kg | Robert Kabbas Australia | 342.5 kg | Ryoji Isaoka Japan | 340.0 kg |
| 90 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Nicu Vlad Romania | 172.5 kg | Petre Dumitru Romania | 165.0 kg | David Mercer Great Britain | 157.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Nicu Vlad Romania | 220.0 kg | Hwang Woo-won South Korea | 197.5 kg | Petre Dumitru Romania | 195.0 kg |
| Total | Nicu Vlad Romania | 392.5 kg | Petre Dumitru Romania | 360.0 kg | David Mercer Great Britain | 352.5 kg |
| 100 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Oliver Orok Nigeria | 172.5 kg | Rolf Milser West Germany | 167.5 kg | Vasile Groapă Romania | 165.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Vasile Groapă Romania | 217.5 kg | Rolf Milser West Germany | 217.5 kg | Pekka Niemi Finland | 207.5 kg |
| Total | Rolf Milser West Germany | 385.0 kg | Vasile Groapă Romania | 382.5 kg | Pekka Niemi Finland | 367.5 kg |
| 110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Norberto Oberburger Italy | 175.0 kg | Gary Taylor Great Britain | 170.0 kg | Guy Carlton United States | 167.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Norberto Oberburger Italy | 215.0 kg | Ștefan Tașnadi Romania | 212.5 kg | Guy Carlton United States | 210.0 kg |
| Total | Norberto Oberburger Italy | 390.0 kg | Ștefan Tașnadi Romania | 380.0 kg | Guy Carlton United States | 377.5 kg |
| +110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Mario Martinez United States | 185.0 kg | Manfred Nerlinger West Germany | 177.5 kg | Dean Lukin Australia | 172.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Dean Lukin Australia | 240.0 kg | Mario Martinez United States | 225.0 kg | Manfred Nerlinger West Germany | 220.0 kg |
| Total | Dean Lukin Australia | 412.5 kg | Mario Martinez United States | 410.0 kg | Manfred Nerlinger West Germany | 397.5 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Romania | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | West Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 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 | China | 10 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 2 | Romania | 8 | 8 | 5 | 21 |
| 3 | West Germany | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | United States | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Japan | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 10 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 |