Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 kg explained

Games:	1980 Summer
Event:	Men's 110 kg
Date:	29 July
Nations:	13
Competitors:	13
Venue:	Izmailovo Sports Palace
Gold:	Leonid Taranenko
Goldnoc:	URS
Silver:	Valentin Khristov
Silvernoc:	BUL
Bronze:	György Szalai
Bronzenoc:	HUN
Prev:	Montréal 1976
Next:	Los Angeles 1984

These are the results of the Men's Heavyweight II Weightlifting Event ( - 110 kg) at the 1980 Olympic Weightlifting competition in Moscow. A total of 13 men competed in this event, limited to competitors with a maximum body weight of 110 kilograms.

Each weightlifter had three attempts for both the snatch and clean and jerk lifting methods. The total of the best successful lift of each method was used to determine the final rankings and medal winners. Competition took place on 29 July in the Izmailovo Sports Palace.

Results

Rank	Name	Body weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total (kg)
			1	2	3	Result	1	2	3	Result
		109.90	182.5	182.5	190	182.5	220	235	240	240	422.5
		109.55	177.5	182.5	185	185	220	235	235	220	405
		108.10	167.5	167.5	172.5	172.5	212.5	217.5	225	217.5	390
4		108.70	167.5	167.5	172.5	167.5	212.5	212.5	225	212.5	380
5		108.50	165	170	172.5	170	202.5	210	210	202.5	372.5
6		108.45	165	170	170	165	195	207.5	207.5	195	360
7		109.10	157.5	162.5	167.5	162.5	185	190	190	190	352.5
8		109.20	150	155	160	155	192.5	200	200	192.5	347.5
9		109.50	150	155	155	150	192.5	192.5	192.5	192.5	342.5
10		107.05	140	140	145	140	175	180	185	180	320
11		101.90	135	145	145	135	160	165	-	165	300
12		106.05	117.5	125	135	125	155	162.5	170	162.5	287.5
-		108.90	175	175	177.5	-	-	-	-	-	DNF

New records

Snatch	185.0 kg		OR
Clean & Jerk^[1]	240.0 kg		WR
Total	422.5 kg		WR

References

1. http://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_athleteResult.asp?a_id=268 Leonid Taranenko, Top Olympic Lifters of the 20th Century

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