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 RankNameBody weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total (kg)123Result123Result 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
Snatch147.5 kgORSnatch147.5 kgORClean & JerkYanko Rusev. Top Olympic Lifters of the 20th Century. Lift Up. Retrieved 4 June 2015.195 kgWRTotal342.5 kgWR
References The Official Report of the Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 Volume Three. PDF. p. 333. Retrieved 4 June 2015. Weightlifting at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games: Men's Lightweight. Sports Reference. Retrieved 4 June 2015.