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
Venue	Izmailovo Sports Palace
Date	23 July
Competitors	20 from 17 nations
Medalists
Yanko Rusev  Bulgaria Joachim Kunz  East Germany Mincho Pashov  Bulgaria

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)	66.90	142.5	147.5	150	147.5	185	190	195	195	342.5
	Joachim Kunz (GDR)	67.30	145	150	150	145	185	190	195	190	335
	Mincho Pashov (BUL)	67.10	135	140	142.5	142.5	177.5	182.5	190	182.5	325
4	Daniel Senet (FRA)	67.30	140	145	147.5	147.5	170	175	180	175	322.5
5	Günter Ambraß (GDR)	66.85	135	135	140	140	175	180	185	180	320
6	Zbigniew Kaczmarek (POL)	67.15	135	140	142.5	140	177.5	177.5	182.5	177.5	317.5
7	Raúl González (CUB)	67.25	140	145	147.5	145	172.5	177.5	177.5	172.5	317.5
8	Virgil Dociu (ROU)	67.10	135	140	142.5	140	170	170	175	170	310
9	Dušan Drška (TCH)	67.00	130	130	-	130	160	175	175	160	290
10	Juhani Salakka (FIN)	66.65	125	130	130	130	152.5	157.5	157.5	152.5	282.5
11	Basilios Stellios (AUS)	67.35	122.5	122.5	127.5	122.5	155	160	165	160	282.5
12	Nicolas Lasorsa (FRA)	67.00	125	130	130	125	155	155	160	155	280
13	Li Gwang-ju (PRK)	67.35	125	130	130	125	155	155	157.5	155	280
14	Leo Isaac (GBR)	67.50	117.5	122.5	122.5	117.5	157.5	165	165	157.5	275
15	Pavlos Lespouridis (GRE)	66.80	120	125	125	120	145	145	150	150	270
16	Walter Legel (AUT)	66.95	120	125	125	120	150	155	155	150	270
17	Mohammed Yaseen Mohammed (IRQ)	67.40	120	125	125	120	145	155	155	145	270
18	Alan Winterbourne (GBR)	67.35	117.5	117.5	117.5	117.5	150	160	160	150	267.5
19	Andrés Santoyo (MEX)	59.60	115	115	120	115	145	155	155	145	260
20	Sergio De Luca (SMR)	56.00	105	110	112.5	110	137.5	142.5	145	145	255

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.