Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 kg

Men's 100 kg
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
VenueIzmailovo Sports Palace
Date28 July
Competitors18 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ota Zaremba  Czechoslovakia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Igor Nikitin  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alberto Blanco  Cuba
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

These are the results of the Men's Heavyweight I Weightlifting Event (– 100 kg) at the 1980 Olympic Weightlifting competition in Moscow. A total of 18 men competed in this event, limited to competitors with a maximum body weight of 100 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 28 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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Ota Zaremba (TCH) 99.15 175 180 180 180 205 210 215 215 395
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Igor Nikitin (URS) 99.25 167.5 175 177.5 177.5 210 215 220 215 392.5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Alberto Blanco (CUB) 98.15 167.5 172.5 175 172.5 207.5 212.5 220 212.5 385
4  Michael Henning (GDR) 98.35 165 170 170 165 212.5 217.5 222.5 217.5 382.5
5  János Sólyomvári (HUN) 98.25 175 175 180 175 205 205 212.5 205 380
6  Manfred Funke (GDR) 98.65 170 175 175 170 207.5 212.5 212.5 207.5 377.5
7  Anton Baraniak (TCH) 98.90 160 160 165 165 210 217.5 217.5 210 375
8  László Varga (HUN) 97.15 167.5 172.5 175 172.5 195 200 200 195 367.5
9  Michael Persson (SWE) 97.90 152.5 157.5 160 160 192.5 197.5 200 200 360
10  Pekka Niemi (FIN) 99.35 150 155 155 155 192.5 192.5 207.5 192.5 347.5
11  John Burns (GBR) 99.80 157.5 157.5 162.5 157.5 180 190 190 180 337.5
12  Birgir Borgþórsson (ISL) 95.95 142.5 147.5 150 147.5 182.5 187.5 187.5 182.5 330
13  Omar Yousfi (ALG) 98.55 132.5 132.5 140 140 172.5 180 185 180 320
14  Addison Dale (ZIM) 91.35 100 105 105 100 125 130 130 125 225
-  Plamen Asparukhov (BUL) 99.60 170 175 175 170 205 205 205 - DNF
-  Raef Ftouni (LIB) 96.40 132.5 132.5 140 140 170 170 170 - DNF
-  Franz Strizik (AUT) 98.55 155 155 155 - - - - - DNF
-  Michel Broillet (SUI) 95.10 - - - - - - - - —

New records

Snatch[1] 180.0 kg  Ota Zaremba (TCH) OR
Clean & Jerk[1] 217.5 kg  Michael Henning (GDR) OR
Total[1] 395.0 kg  Ota Zaremba (TCH) OR

References

  1. ^ a b c d The Official Report of the Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 Volume Three. PDF. p. 338. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  2. ^ Weightlifting at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight I. Sports Reference. Retrieved 6 June 2015.