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

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Men's 100 kg
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
Venue Izmailovo Sports Palace
Date28 July 1980
Competitors18 from 16 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Ota Zaremba Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Silver medal icon.svg Igor Nikitin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svg Alberto Blanco Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba

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

RankNameBody weightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)Total (kg)
123Result123Result
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Ota Zaremba  (TCH)99.15175180180180205210215215395
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Igor Nikitin  (URS)99.25167.5175177.5177.5210215220215392.5
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Alberto Blanco  (CUB)98.15167.5172.5175172.5207.5212.5220212.5385
4Flag of East Germany.svg  Michael Henning  (GDR)98.35165170170165212.5217.5222.5217.5382.5
5Flag of Hungary.svg  János Sólyomvári  (HUN)98.25175175180175205205212.5205380
6Flag of East Germany.svg  Manfred Funke  (GDR)98.65170175175170207.5212.5212.5207.5377.5
7Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Anton Baraniak  (TCH)98.90160160165165210217.5217.5210375
8Flag of Hungary.svg  László Varga  (HUN)97.15167.5172.5175172.5195200200195367.5
9Flag of Sweden.svg  Michael Persson  (SWE)97.90152.5157.5160160192.5197.5200200360
10Flag of Finland.svg  Pekka Niemi  (FIN)99.35150155155155192.5192.5207.5192.5347.5
11Olympic flag.svg  John Burns  (GBR)99.80157.5157.5162.5157.5180190190180337.5
12Flag of Iceland.svg  Birgir Borgþórsson  (ISL)95.95142.5147.5150147.5182.5187.5187.5182.5330
13Flag of Algeria.svg  Omar Yousfi  (ALG)98.55132.5132.5140140172.5180185180320
14Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Addison Dale  (ZIM)91.35100105105100125130130125225
-Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Plamen Asparukhov  (BUL)99.60170175175170205205205-DNF
-Flag of Lebanon (1943-1995).svg Raef Ftouni (LIB)96.40132.5132.5140140170170170-DNF
-Flag of Austria.svg  Franz Strizik  (AUT)98.55155155155-----DNF
-Olympic flag.svg  Michel Broillet  (SUI)95.10--------

New records

Snatch [1] 180.0 kgFlag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Ota Zaremba  (TCH) OR
Clean & Jerk [1] 217.5 kgFlag of East Germany.svg  Michael Henning  (GDR) OR
Total [1] 395.0 kgFlag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Ota Zaremba  (TCH) OR

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.