Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 82.5 kg
# Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 82.5 kg

These are the results of the Men's Light-Heavyweight Weightlifting Event (– 82.5 kg) at the 1980 Olympic Weightlifting competition in Moscow. A total of 19 men competed in this event, limited to competitors with a maximum body weight of 82.5 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 26 July in the Izmailovo Sports Palace.

## Results

| Rank | Name | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total (kg) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rank | Name | Body weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Total (kg) |
| | Yurik Vardanyan (URS) | 81.70 | 165 | 172.5 | 177.5 | 177.5 | 205 | 215.5 | 222.5 | 222.5 | 400 |
| | Blagoy Blagoev (BUL) | 81.60 | 165 | 170 | 175 | 175 | 192.5 | 197.5 | - | 197.5 | 372.5 |
| | Dušan Poliačik (TCH) | 82.00 | 155 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 200 | 205 | 207.5 | 207.5 | 367.5 |
| 4 | Jan Lisowski (POL) | 81.85 | 150 | 155 | 155 | 150 | 197.5 | 205 | 210 | 205 | 355 |
| 5 | Krasimir Drandarov (BUL) | 81.95 | 150 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 200 | 205 | 212.5 | 200 | 355 |
| 6 | Paweł Rabczewski (POL) | 82.30 | 155 | 160 | 160 | 155 | 195 | 195 | 202.5 | 195 | 350 |
| 7 | Detlef Blasche (GDR) | 80.95 | 152.5 | 152.5 | 157.5 | 152.5 | 192.5 | 197.5 | 197.5 | 192.5 | 345 |
| 8 | Juhani Avellan (FIN) | 82.35 | 150 | 155 | - | 150 | 182.5 | 182.5 | 190 | 182.5 | 332.5 |
| 9 | Vladimir Zrnić (YUG) | 82.30 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 142.5 | 142.5 | 180 | 187.5 | 187.5 | 187.5 | 330 |
| 10 | Stefan Jonsson (SWE) | 82.35 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 142.5 | 142.5 | 180 | 185 | 187.5 | 185 | 327.5 |
| 11 | Talal Hassoun Abdul Kader (IRQ) | 81.55 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 145 | 145 | 177.5 | 182.5 | 182.5 | 177.5 | 322.5 |
| 12 | Erling Johansen (DEN) | 81.40 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 150 | 147.5 | 170 | 175 | 175 | 170 | 317.5 |
| 13 | Stephen Pinsent (GBR) | 79.50 | 135 | 135 | 140 | 135 | 170 | 175 | 175 | 170 | 305 |
| 14 | Salem Ajjoub (SYR) | 82.50 | 127.5 | 132.5 | 132.5 | 127.5 | 170 | 175 | 177.5 | 175 | 302.5 |
| - | Petre Dumitru (ROM) | 81.90 | 155 | 160 | 160 | 155 | 190 | 190 | 190 | - | DNF |
| - | Robert Kabbas (AUS) | 81.60 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 147.5 | 142.5 | 182.5 | 182.5 | 182.5 | - | DNF |
| - | Þorsteinn Leifsson (ISL) | 82.40 | 125 | 130 | 130 | 125 | 160 | 160 | 160 | - | DNF |
| - | Bertalan Mandzák (HUN) | 81.80 | 155 | 155 | 155 | - | - | - | - | - | DNF |
| - | Serge Van Cottom (BEL) | 81.55 | 132.5 | 132.5 | 132.5 | - | - | - | - | - | DNF |

## New records

| Snatch | 177.5 kg | Yurik Vardanyan (URS) | WR |
| - | - | - | - |
| Clean & Jerk | 222.5 kg | Yurik Vardanyan (URS) | WR |
| Total | 400.0 kg | Yurik Vardanyan (URS) | WR |
