Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 67.5 kg

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.

Men's 67.5 kg
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
VenueIzmailovo Sports Palace
Date23 July
Competitors20 from 17 nations
Medalists
Yanko Rusev  Bulgaria
Joachim Kunz  East Germany
Mincho Pashov  Bulgaria
Weightlifting at the
1980 Summer Olympics
Men
52 kg
56 kg
60 kg
67.5 kg
75 kg
82.5 kg
90 kg
100 kg
110 kg
+110 kg

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.[1][2]

Results
Rank Name Body weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total (kg)
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
 Yanko Rusev (BUL)66.90142.5147.5150147.5185190195195342.5
 Joachim Kunz (GDR)67.30145150150145185190195190335
 Mincho Pashov (BUL)67.10135140142.5142.5177.5182.5190182.5325
4 Daniel Senet (FRA)67.30140145147.5147.5170175180175322.5
5 Günter Ambraß (GDR)66.85135135140140175180185180320
6 Zbigniew Kaczmarek (POL)67.15135140142.5140177.5177.5182.5177.5317.5
7 Raúl González (CUB)67.25140145147.5145172.5177.5177.5172.5317.5
8 Virgil Dociu (ROU)67.10135140142.5140170170175170310
9 Dušan Drška (TCH)67.00130130-130160175175160290
10 Juhani Salakka (FIN)66.65125130130130152.5157.5157.5152.5282.5
11 Basilios Stellios (AUS)67.35122.5122.5127.5122.5155160165160282.5
12 Nicolas Lasorsa (FRA)67.00125130130125155155160155280
13 Li Gwang-ju (PRK)67.35125130130125155155157.5155280
14 Leo Isaac (GBR)67.50117.5122.5122.5117.5157.5165165157.5275
15 Pavlos Lespouridis (GRE)66.80120125125120145145150150270
16 Walter Legel (AUT)66.95120125125120150155155150270
17 Mohammed Yaseen Mohammed (IRQ)67.40120125125120145155155145270
18 Alan Winterbourne (GBR)67.35117.5117.5117.5117.5150160160150267.5
19 Andrés Santoyo (MEX)59.60115115120115145155155145260
20 Sergio De Luca (SMR)56.00105110112.5110137.5142.5145145255

New records
Snatch[1] 147.5 kg  Yanko Rusev (BUL) OR
Snatch[1] 147.5 kg  Daniel Senet (FRA) OR
Clean & Jerk[1][3] 195 kg  Yanko Rusev (BUL) WR
Total[1][3] 342.5 kg  Yanko Rusev (BUL) WR

References
  1. The Official Report of the Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 Volume Three. PDF. p. 333. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  2. Weightlifting at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games: Men's Lightweight. Sports Reference. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  3. Yanko Rusev. Top Olympic Lifters of the 20th Century. Lift Up. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.