Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 67.5 kg explained

Games:	1980 Summer
Event:	Men's 67.5 kg
Date:	23 July
Nations:	17
Competitors:	20
Venue:	Izmailovo Sports Palace
Gold:	Yanko Rusev
Goldnoc:	BUL
Silver:	Joachim Kunz
Silvernoc:	GDR
Bronze:	Mincho Pashov
Bronzenoc:	BUL
Prev:	Montréal 1976
Next:	Los Angeles 1984

These are the results of the Men's Lightweight Weightlifting Event ( - 67.5 kg) at the 1980 Olympic Weightlifting competition in Moscow. A total of 20 men competed in this event, limited to competitors with a maximum body weight of 67.5 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 23 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
		66.90	142.5	147.5	150	147.5	185	190	195	195	342.5
		67.30	145	150	150	145	185	190	195	190	335
		67.10	135	140	142.5	142.5	177.5	182.5	190	182.5	325
4		67.30	140	145	147.5	147.5	170	175	180	175	322.5
5		66.85	135	135	140	140	175	180	185	180	320
6		67.15	135	140	142.5	140	177.5	177.5	182.5	177.5	317.5
7		67.25	140	145	147.5	145	172.5	177.5	177.5	172.5	317.5
8		67.10	135	140	142.5	140	170	170	175	170	310
9		67.00	130	130	-	130	160	175	175	160	290
10		66.65	125	130	130	130	152.5	157.5	157.5	152.5	282.5
11		67.35	122.5	122.5	127.5	122.5	155	160	165	160	282.5
12		67.00	125	130	130	125	155	155	160	155	280
13		67.35	125	130	130	125	155	155	157.5	155	280
14		67.50	117.5	122.5	122.5	117.5	157.5	165	165	157.5	275
15		66.80	120	125	125	120	145	145	150	150	270
16		66.95	120	125	125	120	150	155	155	150	270
17		67.40	120	125	125	120	145	155	155	145	270
18		67.35	117.5	117.5	117.5	117.5	150	160	160	150	267.5
19		59.60	115	115	120	115	145	155	155	145	260
20		56.00	105	110	112.5	110	137.5	142.5	145	145	255

New records

Snatch	147.5 kg		OR
Snatch	147.5 kg		OR
Clean & Jerk^[1]	195 kg		WR
Total	342.5 kg		WR

References

1. http://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_athleteResult.asp?a_id=221 Yanko Rusev. Top Olympic Lifters of the 20th Century

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