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

Rank	Name	Body weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total (kg)
			1	2	3	Result	1	2	3	Result
		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

Snatch	160.0 kg		OR
Clean & Jerk^[1]	200.0 kg		WR
Clean & Jerk	205.0 kg		WR
Clean & Jerk^[2]	205.5 kg		WR
Total	357.5 kg		WR
Total	360.0 kg		WR

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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