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 weight Snatch (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 kgORClean & JerkAleksandr Pervy. Top Olympic Lifters of the 20th Century. Lift Up. Retrieved 4 June 2015.200.0 kgWRClean & Jerk205.0 kgWRClean & JerkAsen Zlatev. Top Olympic Lifters of the 20th Century. Lift Up. Retrieved 4 June 2015.205.5 kgWRTotal357.5 kgWRTotal360.0 kgWR
References The Official Report of the Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 Volume Three. PDF. p. 334. Retrieved 4 June 2015. Weightlifting at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games: Men's Middleweight. Sports Reference. Retrieved 4 June 2015.