Weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 60 kg

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Men's 60 kg
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue Albert Gersten Pavilion
Date31 July
Competitors21 from 17 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Chen Weiqiang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Silver medal icon.svg Gelu Radu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Bronze medal icon.svg Tsai Wen-Yee Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei

The Men's Featherweight Weightlifting Event (60 kg) was the third lightest event at the weightlifting competition. 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 31 July in the 4,500 capacity Albert Gersten Pavilion. The weightlifter from China won the gold, with a combined lift of 282.5 kg. [1]

Results

RankAthleteGroupBody weightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)Total (kg)
123Result123Result
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Weiqiang  (CHN)A59.40120.0125.0125.0125.0157.5165.0165.0157.5282.5
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Gelu Radu  (ROU)A59.85120.0125.0127.5125.0155.0165.0165.0155.0280.0
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Tsai Wen-Yee  (TPE)A59.20120.0125.0127.5125.0147.5152.5152.5147.5272.5
4Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Kaoru Wabiko  (JPN)A59.40115.0120.0122.5120.0150.0150.0155.0150.0270.0
5Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yosuke Muraki-Iwata  (JPN)A59.50120.0125.0125.0120.0147.5152.5155.0147.5267.5
6Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  Lee Myeong-su  (KOR)B59.70117.5117.5122.5117.5150.0155.0155.0150.0267.5
7Flag of Indonesia.svg  Sorie Enda Nasution  (INA)B59.90115.0120.0120.0115.0145.0152.5155.0152.5267.5
8Flag of Finland.svg  Uolevi Kahelin  (FIN)A59.90112.5117.5117.5112.5142.5150.0155.0155.0267.5
9Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Mircea Tuli  (ROU)A59.75115.0120.0120.0115.0150.0150.0160.0150.0265.0
10Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Mohamed Youssef  (EGY)B59.85105.0110.0110.0105.0140.0145.0147.5147.5252.5
11Flag of Panama.svg  Tómas Rodríguez  (PAN)B59.60110.0115.0117.5115.0130.0135.0140.0135.0250.0
12Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Geoffrey Laws  (GBR)B59.60107.5112.5115.0112.5137.5142.5142.5137.5250.0
13Flag of Colombia.svg  Oscar Palma  (COL)B59.80105.0110.0112.5110.0135.0140.0140.0135.0245.0
14Flag of Nigeria.svg  Lawrence Iquaibom  (NGR)B59.30100.0107.5107.5107.5122.5130.0137.5130.0237.5
15Flag of India.svg  Kamalakanta Santra  (IND)B58.9095.0100.0100.095.0125.0130.0130.0130.0225.0
16Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Héctor Hurtado  (ECU)B59.8090.095.095.095.0120.0125.0125.0125.0220.0
17Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Alfredo Palma  (NCA)B58.2090.095.095.090.0120.0120.0125.0120.0210.0
-Flag of Spain.svg  Joaquín Valle  (ESP)A59.35110.0115.0115.0110.0140.0140.0140.0
-Flag of Algeria.svg  Noureddine Bekkouche  (ALG)B59.25105.0105.0105.0132.5137.5142.5137.5
-Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Guofeng  (CHN)A59.35117.5117.5122.5117.5147.5147.5147.5
-Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  Ji Ju-hyeon  (KOR)B59.90110.0110.0110.0

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References

  1. "Weightlifting at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Featherweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.

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