Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 kg

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Men's 56 kg
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
VenueIzmailovo Sports Palace
Date21 July
Competitors21 from 17 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Daniel Núñez  Cuba
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yurik Sarkisyan  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tadeusz Dembończyk  Poland
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

The Men's Bantamweight Weightlifting Event (– 56 kg) is the second lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 56 kilograms of body mass. 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 21 July in the Izmailovo Sports Palace.[1][2]

For third place there was a tie between Tadeusz Dembończyk and Andreas Letz as they both weighed 55.60 kg at the weigh-in and they both had a 265 kg total. They were re-weighed after the event, Dembończyk weighed 0.1 kg less than Letz and was awarded the bronze medal.[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)  Daniel Núñez (CUB) 55.60 117.5 122.5 125 125 145 150 152.5 150 275
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Yurik Sarkisyan (URS) 55.80 112.5 112.5 117.5 112.5 150 155 157.5 157.5 270
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Tadeusz Dembończyk (POL) 55.60 115 120 122.5 120 140 145 145 145 265
4  Andreas Letz (GDR) 55.60 110 115 115 115 145 150 152.5 150 265
5  Yang Eui-yong (PRK) 55.75 107.5 112.5 115 112.5 145 150 150 150 262.5
6  Imre Stefanovics (HUN) 55.15 110 115 115 115 145 150 150 145 260
7  Gheorghe Maftei (ROU) 55.40 105 110 110 105 142.5 147.5 147.5 142.5 247.5
8  Petre Pavel (ROU) 55.40 105 105 105 105 140 145 145 140 245
9  Choe Jong-sop (PRK) 55.70 100 105 110 105 132.5 137.5 142.5 137.5 242.5
10  Ioannis Sidiropoulos (GRE) 55.95 102.5 102.5 107.5 102.5 132.5 137.5 140 140 242.5
11  Ahmed Tarbi (ALG) 55.55 100 105 107.5 105 127.5 132.5 135 135 240
12  Abdul Karim Gizar (IRQ) 55.85 100 105 107.5 105 127.5 132.5 135 135 240
13  Arvo Ojalehto (FIN) 55.95 105 105 105 105 132.5 137.5 137.5 132.5 237.5
14  Johnny Helsing (SWE) 55.85 95 95 100 100 132.5 137.5 137.5 132.5 232.5
15  Pertti Torikka (SWE) 55.70 100 105 105 100 130 135 135 130 230
16  Lorenzo Orsini (AUS) 55.15 90 95 95 95 120 125 125 125 220
17  
Ali Shalabi (LBA
)		 55.95 85 90 95 95 115 120 125 120 215
18  Ashok Kumar Karki (NEP) 55.40 60 65 67.5 65 80 80 80 80 145
-  György Kőszegi (HUN) 55.55 110 115 115 110 142.5 142.5 142.5 - DNF
-  Bruno Lebrun (FRA) 56.00 105 110 110 105 132.5 132.5 132.5 - DNF
-  
Tamil Selwan Muniswamy (IND
)		 56.00 100 100 100 100 115 115 115 - DNF

New records

Snatch[1][3] 125.0 kg  Daniel Núñez (CUB) WR
Clean & Jerk[1][4] 157.5 kg  Yurik Sarkisyan (URS) WR
Total[1][3] 275.0 kg  Daniel Núñez (CUB) WR

References

  1. ^ a b c d The Official Report of the Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 Volume Three. PDF. p. 330. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b Weightlifting at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight. Sports Reference. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b Daniel Núñez. Top Olympic Lifters of the 20th Century. Lift Up. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  4. ^ Yurik Sarkisyan. Top Olympic Lifters of the 20th Century. Lift Up. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
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