| Event: | Men's 82.5 kg |
| Games: | 1988 Summer |
| Venue: | Olympic Weightlifting Gymnasium |
| Date: | 24 September 1988 |
| Competitors: | 22 |
| Nations: | 20 |
| Win Label: | Winning total |
| Win Value: | 377.5 kg |
| Gold: | Israil Arsamakov |
| Goldnoc: | URS |
| Silver: | István Messzi |
| Silvernoc: | HUN |
| Bronze: | Lee Hyeong-geun |
| Bronzenoc: | KOR |
| Prev: | 1984 |
| Next: | 1992 |
The men's 82.5 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul took place on 24 September at the Olympic Weightlifting Gymnasium. It was the sixteenth appearance of the light heavyweight class.[1]
| Rank | Name | Country | kg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 377.5 | |||
| 2 | 370.0 | |||
| 3 | 367.5 | |||
| 4 | 365.0 | |||
| 5 | 357.5 | |||
| 6 | 350.0 | |||
| 7 | 340.0 | |||
| 8 | 330.0 | |||
| 9 | 320.0 | |||
| 10 | 317.5 | |||
| 11 | 315.0 | |||
| 12 | 310.0 | |||
| 13 | 307.5 | |||
| 14 | 305.0 | |||
| 15 | 282.5 | |||
| 16 | 265.0 | |||
| 17 | 240.0 | |||
| 18 | 220.0 | |||
| 19 | 165.0 | |||
| AC | 145.0 | |||
| AC | 162.5 | |||
| AC | DNF |