# 1982 World Weightlifting Championships

The 1982 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia from September 18 to 26, 1982. There were 205 men in action from 38 nations. These world championships were combined with European championships.

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 52 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Jacek Gutowski Poland | 115.0 kg WR | Hidemi Miyashita Japan | 110.0 kg | Lubomir Khadzhiev Bulgaria | 107.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Stefan Leletko Poland | 142.5 kg | Zhenya Sarandaliev Bulgaria | 137.5 kg | Lubomir Khadzhiev Bulgaria | 135.0 kg |
| Total | Stefan Leletko Poland | 250.0 kg | Zhenya Sarandaliev Bulgaria | 245.0 kg | Jacek Gutowski Poland | 245.0 kg |
| 56 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Anton Kodzhabashev Bulgaria | 125.0 kg | Wu Shude China | 125.0 kg | Frank Mavius East Germany | 120.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Anton Kodzhabashev Bulgaria | 155.0 kg | Oksen Mirzoyan Soviet Union | 152.5 kg | Andreas Letz East Germany | 147.5 kg |
| Total | Anton Kodzhabashev Bulgaria | 280.0 kg WR | Oksen Mirzoyan Soviet Union | 272.5 kg | Wu Shude China | 270.0 kg |
| 60 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Andreas Behm East Germany | 135.0 kg | Daniel Núñez Cuba | 132.5 kg | Yurik Sarkisyan Soviet Union | 132.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yurik Sarkisyan Soviet Union | 170.0 kg | Andreas Behm East Germany | 165.0 kg | Daniel Núñez Cuba | 162.5 kg |
| Total | Yurik Sarkisyan Soviet Union | 302.5 kg | Andreas Behm East Germany | 300.0 kg | Daniel Núñez Cuba | 295.0 kg |
| 67.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Piotr Mandra Poland | 150.0 kg | Virgil Dociu Romania | 140.0 kg | Zhao Xinmin China | 135.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Joachim Kunz East Germany | 177.5 kg | Piotr Mandra Poland | 175.0 kg | Zhao Xinmin China | 170.0 kg |
| Total | Piotr Mandra Poland | 325.0 kg | Virgil Dociu Romania | 310.0 kg | Zhao Xinmin China | 305.0 kg |
| 75 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Yanko Rusev Bulgaria | 157.5 kg | Vladimir Mikhalev Soviet Union | 152.5 kg | Edward Kulis Poland | 150.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yanko Rusev Bulgaria | 209.0 kg WR | Mincho Pashov Bulgaria | 208.5 kg | Karl-Heinz Radschinsky West Germany | 192.5 kg |
| Total | Yanko Rusev Bulgaria | 365.0 kg WR | Mincho Pashov Bulgaria | 357.5 kg | Vladimir Mikhalev Soviet Union | 345.0 kg |
| 82.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Asen Zlatev Bulgaria | 180.0 kg WR | Aleksandr Pervy Soviet Union | 175.0 kg | Francisco Ferreira Cuba | 160.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Asen Zlatev Bulgaria | 220.0 kg | Aleksandr Pervy Soviet Union | 217.5 kg | Horst Appel West Germany | 195.0 kg |
| Total | Asen Zlatev Bulgaria | 400.0 kg | Aleksandr Pervy Soviet Union | 392.5 kg | Bertalan Mandzák Hungary | 350.0 kg |
| 90 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Blagoy Blagoev Bulgaria | 192.5 kg WR | Yurik Vardanyan Soviet Union | 185.0 kg | Péter Baczakó Hungary | 170.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Blagoy Blagoev Bulgaria | 222.5 kg | Andrzej Piotrowski Poland | 212.5 kg | Yurik Vardanyan Soviet Union | 210.0 kg |
| Total | Blagoy Blagoev Bulgaria | 415.0 kg WR | Yurik Vardanyan Soviet Union | 395.0 kg | Frank Mantek East Germany | 377.5 kg |
| 100 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Yury Zakharevich Soviet Union | 195.0 kg | Viktor Sots Soviet Union | 190.0 kg | Bruno Matykiewicz Czechoslovakia | 180.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Viktor Sots Soviet Union | 232.5 kg | Yury Zakharevich Soviet Union | 225.0 kg | Bruno Matykiewicz Czechoslovakia | 217.5 kg |
| Total | Viktor Sots Soviet Union | 422.5 kg | Yury Zakharevich Soviet Union | 420.0 kg | Bruno Matykiewicz Czechoslovakia | 397.5 kg |
| 110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Sergey Arakelov Soviet Union | 190.0 kg | Vyacheslav Klokov Soviet Union | 190.0 kg | Yordan Chalakov Bulgaria | 180.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sergey Arakelov Soviet Union | 237.5 kg | Vyacheslav Klokov Soviet Union | 237.5 kg | Anton Baraniak Czechoslovakia | 230.0 kg |
| Total | Sergey Arakelov Soviet Union | 427.5 kg | Vyacheslav Klokov Soviet Union | 427.5 kg | Anton Baraniak Czechoslovakia | 405.0 kg |
| +110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Antonio Krastev Bulgaria | 200.0 kg | Anatoly Pisarenko Soviet Union | 197.5 kg | Pavel Khek Czechoslovakia | 192.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Anatoly Pisarenko Soviet Union | 247.5 kg | Antonio Krastev Bulgaria | 242.5 kg | Bohuslav Braum Czechoslovakia | 230.0 kg |
| Total | Anatoly Pisarenko Soviet Union | 445.0 kg | Antonio Krastev Bulgaria | 442.5 kg | Bohuslav Braum Czechoslovakia | 420.0 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Poland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | East Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | China | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 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 | Bulgaria | 13 | 6 | 3 | 22 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 10 | 15 | 3 | 28 |
| 3 | Poland | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | East Germany | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Romania | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | China | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 10 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 |

## Team ranking

| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 293 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 271 |
| 3 | Poland | 186 |