Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 75 kg explained

Games:1980 Summer
Event:Men's 75 kg
Date:24 July
Nations:14
Competitors:16
Venue:Izmailovo Sports Palace
Gold:Asen Zlatev
Goldnoc:BUL
Silver:Aleksandr Pervi
Silvernoc:URS
Bronze:Nedelcho Kolev
Bronzenoc:BUL
Prev:Montréal 1976
Next:Los Angeles 1984

These are the results of the Men's Middleweight Weightlifting Event ( - 75 kg) at the 1980 Olympic Weightlifting competition in Moscow. A total of 16 men competed in this event, limited to competitors with a maximum body weight of 75 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 24 July in the Izmailovo Sports Palace.

Results

RankNameBody weightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)Total (kg)
123Result123Result
74.65 155 160 162.5 160 190 200 205 200 360
74.20 152.5 157.5 157.5 157.5 190 200 205 200 357.5
73.90 152.5 157.5 162.5 157.5 187.5 195 197.5 187.5 345
4 73.35 145 150 150 145 182.5 187.5 187.5 182.5 327.5
5 74.65 140 145 145 140 182.5 190 190 182.5 322.5
6 74.10 142.5 147.5 147.5 142.5 172.5 177.5 180 177.5 320
7 74.75 130 135 137.5 137.5 172.5 177.5 177.5 172.5 310
8 74.85 130 135 135 130 167.5 172.5 172.5 172.5 302.5
9 74.85 130 135 135 135 160 165 170 165 300
10 73.70 130 130 135 130 160 165 167.5 165 295
11 74.00 130 140 140 130 160 165 165 160 295
12 74.45 127.5 132.5 132.5 127.5 162.5 170 170 162.5 290
13 73.90 127.5 127.5 127.5 127.5 155 162.5 162.5 155 282.5
14 74.80 110 115 117.5 115 140 140 145 140 255
- 73.50 145 150 150 150 187.5 187.5 187.5 - DNF
- 74.75 142.5 142.5 142.5 - - - - - DNF

New records

Snatch160.0 kgOR
Clean & Jerk[1] 200.0 kgWR
Clean & Jerk205.0 kgWR
Clean & Jerk[2] 205.5 kgWR
Total357.5 kgWR
Total360.0 kgWR

References

  1. http://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_athleteResult.asp?a_id=198 Aleksandr Pervy. Top Olympic Lifters of the 20th Century
  2. http://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_athleteResult.asp?a_id=318 Asen Zlatev. Top Olympic Lifters of the 20th Century

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