Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 kg

These are the results of the Men's Heavyweight II Weightlifting Event (– 110 kg) at the 1980 Olympic Weightlifting competition in Moscow. A total of 13 men competed in this event, limited to competitors with a maximum body weight of 110 kilograms.

Men's 110 kg
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
VenueIzmailovo Sports Palace
Date29 July
Competitors13 from 13 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Leonid Taranenko  Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Valentin Khristov  Bulgaria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) György Szalai  Hungary

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 29 July in the Izmailovo Sports Palace.[1][2]

Results edit

Rank Name Body weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total (kg)
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
    Leonid Taranenko (URS) 109.90 182.5 182.5 190 182.5 220 235 240 240 422.5
    Valentin Khristov (BUL) 109.55 177.5 182.5 185 185 220 235 235 220 405
    György Szalai (HUN) 108.10 167.5 167.5 172.5 172.5 212.5 217.5 225 217.5 390
4   Leif Nilsson (SWE) 108.70 167.5 167.5 172.5 167.5 212.5 212.5 225 212.5 380
5   Vinzenz Hörtnagl (AUT) 108.50 165 170 172.5 170 202.5 210 210 202.5 372.5
6   Ştefan Taşnadi (ROU) 108.45 165 170 170 165 195 207.5 207.5 195 360
7   Donald Mitchell (AUS) 109.10 157.5 162.5 167.5 162.5 185 190 190 190 352.5
8   Dimitrios Zarzavatsidis (GRE) 109.20 150 155 160 155 192.5 200 200 192.5 347.5
9   Viktor Sirkiä (FIN) 109.50 150 155 155 150 192.5 192.5 192.5 192.5 342.5
10   Andy Drzewiecki (GBR) 107.05 140 140 145 140 175 180 185 180 320
11   Ali Abdul Kader Maneer (IRQ) 101.90 135 145 145 135 160 165 - 165 300
12   Mario Rodríguez (DOM) 106.05 117.5 125 135 125 155 162.5 170 162.5 287.5
-   Pavel Khek (TCH) 108.90 175 175 177.5 - - - - - DNF

New records edit

Snatch[1] 185.0 kg   Valentin Khristov (BUL) OR
Clean & Jerk[1][3] 240.0 kg   Leonid Taranenko (URS) WR
Total[1][3] 422.5 kg   Leonid Taranenko (URS) WR

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d The Official Report of the Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 Volume Three. PDF. p. 339. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  2. ^ Weightlifting at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight II. Sports Reference. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b Leonid Taranenko, Top Olympic Lifters of the 20th Century. Lift Up. Retrieved 6 June 2015.