1982 World Weightlifting Championships

1982 Men's World Championships
Host cityHala Tivoli, Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Dates18–26 September 1982
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Yugoslav stamp dedicated to the championships

The 1982 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia from September 18 to 26, 1982. There were 205 men in action from 38 nations. These world championships were combined with European championships.

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
52 kg
Snatch Jacek Gutowski
 Poland		 115.0 kg
WR 		Hidemi Miyashita
 Japan		 110.0 kg Lubomir Khadzhiev
 Bulgaria		 107.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Stefan Leletko
 Poland		 142.5 kg Zhenya Sarandaliev
 Bulgaria		 137.5 kg Lubomir Khadzhiev
 Bulgaria		 135.0 kg
Total Stefan Leletko
 Poland		 250.0 kg Zhenya Sarandaliev
 Bulgaria		 245.0 kg Jacek Gutowski
 Poland		 245.0 kg
56 kg
Snatch Anton Kodzhabashev
 Bulgaria		 125.0 kg Wu Shude
 China		 125.0 kg Frank Mavius
 East Germany		 120.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Anton Kodzhabashev
 Bulgaria		 155.0 kg Oksen Mirzoyan
 Soviet Union		 152.5 kg Andreas Letz
 East Germany		 147.5 kg
Total Anton Kodzhabashev
 Bulgaria		 280.0 kg
WR 		Oksen Mirzoyan
 Soviet Union		 272.5 kg Wu Shude
 China		 270.0 kg
60 kg
Snatch Andreas Behm
 East Germany		 135.0 kg Daniel Núñez
 Cuba		 132.5 kg Yurik Sarkisyan
 Soviet Union		 132.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Yurik Sarkisyan
 Soviet Union		 170.0 kg Andreas Behm
 East Germany		 165.0 kg Daniel Núñez
 Cuba		 162.5 kg
Total Yurik Sarkisyan
 Soviet Union		 302.5 kg Andreas Behm
 East Germany		 300.0 kg Daniel Núñez
 Cuba		 295.0 kg
67.5 kg
Snatch Piotr Mandra
 Poland		 150.0 kg Virgil Dociu
 Romania		 140.0 kg Zhao Xinmin
 China		 135.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Joachim Kunz
 East Germany		 177.5 kg Piotr Mandra
 Poland		 175.0 kg Zhao Xinmin
 China		 170.0 kg
Total Piotr Mandra
 Poland		 325.0 kg Virgil Dociu
 Romania		 310.0 kg Zhao Xinmin
 China		 305.0 kg
75 kg
Snatch Yanko Rusev
 Bulgaria		 157.5 kg Vladimir Mikhalev
 Soviet Union		 152.5 kg Edward Kulis
 Poland		 150.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Yanko Rusev
 Bulgaria		 209.0 kg
WR 		Mincho Pashov
 Bulgaria		 208.5 kg Karl-Heinz Radschinsky
 West Germany		 192.5 kg
Total Yanko Rusev
 Bulgaria		 365.0 kg
WR 		Mincho Pashov
 Bulgaria		 357.5 kg Vladimir Mikhalev
 Soviet Union		 345.0 kg
82.5 kg
Snatch Asen Zlatev
 Bulgaria		 180.0 kg
WR 		Aleksandr Pervy
 Soviet Union		 175.0 kg Francisco Ferreira
 Cuba		 160.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Asen Zlatev
 Bulgaria		 220.0 kg Aleksandr Pervy
 Soviet Union		 217.5 kg Horst Appel
 West Germany		 195.0 kg
Total Asen Zlatev
 Bulgaria		 400.0 kg Aleksandr Pervy
 Soviet Union		 392.5 kg Bertalan Mandzák
 Hungary		 350.0 kg
90 kg
Snatch Blagoy Blagoev
 Bulgaria		 192.5 kg
WR 		Yurik Vardanyan
 Soviet Union		 185.0 kg Péter Baczakó
 Hungary		 170.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Blagoy Blagoev
 Bulgaria		 222.5 kg Andrzej Piotrowski
 Poland		 212.5 kg Yurik Vardanyan
 Soviet Union		 210.0 kg
Total Blagoy Blagoev
 Bulgaria		 415.0 kg
WR 		Yurik Vardanyan
 Soviet Union		 395.0 kg Frank Mantek
 East Germany		 377.5 kg
100 kg
Snatch Yury Zakharevich
 Soviet Union		 195.0 kg Viktor Sots
 Soviet Union		 190.0 kg Bruno Matykiewicz
 Czechoslovakia		 180.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Viktor Sots
 Soviet Union		 232.5 kg Yury Zakharevich
 Soviet Union		 225.0 kg Bruno Matykiewicz
 Czechoslovakia		 217.5 kg
Total Viktor Sots
 Soviet Union		 422.5 kg Yury Zakharevich
 Soviet Union		 420.0 kg Bruno Matykiewicz
 Czechoslovakia		 397.5 kg
110 kg
Snatch Sergey Arakelov
 Soviet Union		 190.0 kg Vyacheslav Klokov
 Soviet Union		 190.0 kg Yordan Chalakov
 Bulgaria		 180.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Sergey Arakelov
 Soviet Union		 237.5 kg Vyacheslav Klokov
 Soviet Union		 237.5 kg Anton Baraniak
 Czechoslovakia		 230.0 kg
Total Sergey Arakelov
 Soviet Union		 427.5 kg Vyacheslav Klokov
 Soviet Union		 427.5 kg Anton Baraniak
 Czechoslovakia		 405.0 kg
+110 kg
Snatch Antonio Krastev
 Bulgaria		 200.0 kg Anatoly Pisarenko
 Soviet Union		 197.5 kg Pavel Khek
 Czechoslovakia		 192.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Anatoly Pisarenko
 Soviet Union		 247.5 kg Antonio Krastev
 Bulgaria		 242.5 kg Bohuslav Braum
 Czechoslovakia		 230.0 kg
Total Anatoly Pisarenko
 Soviet Union		 445.0 kg Antonio Krastev
 Bulgaria		 442.5 kg Bohuslav Braum
 Czechoslovakia		 420.0 kg

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union45110
2 Bulgaria4307
3 Poland2013
4 East Germany0112
5 Romania0101
6 Czechoslovakia0033
7 China0022
8 Cuba0011
 Hungary0011
Totals (9 entries)10101030

Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Bulgaria136322
2 Soviet Union1015328
3 Poland5229
4 East Germany2237
5 Romania0202
6 China0145
7 Cuba0134
8 Japan0101
9 Czechoslovakia0088
10 Hungary0022
 West Germany0022
Totals (11 entries)30303090

Team ranking

Rank Team Points
1  Soviet Union 293
2  Bulgaria 271
3  Poland 186

References