The 1981 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lille, France from September 13 to September 20, 1981. There were 194 men in action from 35 nations.
Contents |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Kanybek Osmonaliyev Soviet Union (URS) |
110.0 kg | Jacek Gutowski Poland (POL) |
110.0 kg | Kazushito Manabe Japan (JPN) |
107.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Kanybek Osmonaliyev Soviet Union (URS) |
137.5 kg | Ho Bong-Chol North Korea (PRK) |
132.5 kg | Kazushito Manabe Japan (JPN) |
132.5 kg |
| Total | Kanybek Osmonaliyev Soviet Union (URS) |
247.5 kg | Jacek Gutowski Poland (POL) |
240.0 kg | Kazushito Manabe Japan (JPN) |
240.0 kg |
| 56 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Andreas Letz East Germany (GDR) |
120.0 kg | Anton Kodzhabashev Bulgaria (BUL) |
117.5 kg | Nikolay Zakharov Soviet Union (URS) |
117.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Anton Kodzhabashev Bulgaria (BUL) |
155.0 kg | Andreas Letz East Germany (GDR) |
152.5 kg | Nikolay Zakharov Soviet Union (URS) |
147.5 kg |
| Total | Anton Kodzhabashev Bulgaria (BUL) |
272.5 kg | Andreas Letz East Germany (GDR) |
272.5 kg | Nikolay Zakharov Soviet Union (URS) |
265.0 kg |
| 60 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Daniel Núñez Cuba (CUB) |
135.0 kg WR |
Beloslav Manolov Bulgaria (BUL) |
132.5 kg | Yurik Sarkisyan Soviet Union (URS) |
130.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Beloslav Manolov Bulgaria (BUL) |
170.0 kg WR |
Daniel Núñez Cuba (CUB) |
167.5 kg | Yurik Sarkisyan Soviet Union (URS) |
165.0 kg |
| Total | Beloslav Manolov Bulgaria (BUL) |
302.5 kg | Daniel Núñez Cuba (CUB) |
302.5 kg WR |
Yurik Sarkisyan Soviet Union (URS) |
295.0 kg |
| 67.5 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Daniel Senet France (FRA) |
150.0 kg | Joachim Kunz East Germany (GDR) |
150.0 kg | Mincho Pashov Bulgaria (BUL) |
147.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Joachim Kunz East Germany (GDR) |
190.0 kg | Mincho Pashov Bulgaria (BUL) |
182.5 kg | Karl-Heinz Radschinsky West Germany (FRG) |
175.0 kg |
| Total | Joachim Kunz East Germany (GDR) |
340.0 kg | Mincho Pashov Bulgaria (BUL) |
330.0 kg | Daniel Senet France (FRA) |
320.0 kg |
| 75 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Yanko Rusev Bulgaria (BUL) |
157.5 kg | Aleksandr Pervy Soviet Union (URS) |
155.0 kg | Julio Echenique Cuba (CUB) |
152.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yanko Rusev Bulgaria (BUL) |
202.5 kg | Aleksandr Pervy Soviet Union (URS) |
202.5 kg | Hermann Kubenka East Germany (GDR) |
190.0 kg |
| Total | Yanko Rusev Bulgaria (BUL) |
360.0 kg WR |
Aleksandr Pervy Soviet Union (URS) |
357.5 kg | Julio Echenique Cuba (CUB) |
340.0 kg |
| 82.5 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Yurik Vardanyan Soviet Union (URS) |
170.0 kg | Asen Zlatev Bulgaria (BUL) |
170.0 kg | Janusz Alchimowicz Poland (POL) |
160.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yurik Vardanyan Soviet Union (URS) |
222.5 kg | Dušan Poliačik Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
210.0 kg | Asen Zlatev Bulgaria (BUL) |
202.5 kg |
| Total | Yurik Vardanyan Soviet Union (URS) |
392.5 kg | Asen Zlatev Bulgaria (BUL) |
372.5 kg | Dušan Poliačik Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
367.5 kg |
| 90 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Blagoy Blagoev Bulgaria (BUL) |
185.0 kg WR |
Yury Zakharevich Soviet Union (URS) |
180.0 kg | Andrzej Piotrowski Poland (POL) |
167.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Blagoy Blagoev Bulgaria (BUL) |
220.0 kg | Yury Zakharevich Soviet Union (URS) |
217.5 kg | Lubomir Usherov Bulgaria (BUL) |
212.5 kg |
| Total | Blagoy Blagoev Bulgaria (BUL) |
405.0 kg | Yury Zakharevich Soviet Union (URS) |
397.5 kg | Lubomir Usherov Bulgaria (BUL) |
380.0 kg |
| 100 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Viktor Sots Soviet Union (URS) |
182.5 kg | András Hlavati Hungary (HUN) |
177.5 kg | Bruno Matykiewicz Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
175.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Viktor Sots Soviet Union (URS) |
225.0 kg | Veselin Osikovski Bulgaria (BUL) |
217.5 kg | Bruno Matykiewicz Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
217.5 kg |
| Total | Viktor Sots Soviet Union (URS) |
407.5 kg | Bruno Matykiewicz Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
392.5 kg | Veselin Osikovski Bulgaria (BUL) |
387.5 kg |
| 110 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Vyacheslav Klokov Soviet Union (URS) |
185.0 kg | Valery Kravchuk Soviet Union (URS) |
180.0 kg | Plamen Asparukhov Bulgaria (BUL) |
180.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Valery Kravchuk Soviet Union (URS) |
235.0 kg | Anton Baraniak Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
227.5 kg | Plamen Asparukhov Bulgaria (BUL) |
225.0 kg |
| Total | Valery Kravchuk Soviet Union (URS) |
415.0 kg | Vyacheslav Klokov Soviet Union (URS) |
410.0 kg | Plamen Asparukhov Bulgaria (BUL) |
405.0 kg |
| +110 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Anatoly Pisarenko Soviet Union (URS) |
187.5 kg | Rudolf Strejček Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
187.5 kg | Antonio Krastev Bulgaria (BUL) |
185.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Anatoly Pisarenko Soviet Union (URS) |
237.5 kg | Senno Salzwedel East Germany (GDR) |
237.5 kg | Tadeusz Rutkowski Poland (POL) |
232.5 kg |
| Total | Anatoly Pisarenko Soviet Union (URS) |
425.0 kg | Senno Salzwedel East Germany (GDR) |
417.5 kg | Tadeusz Rutkowski Poland (POL) |
415.0 kg |
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | East Germany | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 15 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 10 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
| 3 | East Germany | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Cuba | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Poland | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| North Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 | |
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