Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by ten events (all — men's individual), held between July 20 and July 30 at the Izmailovo Sports Palace, situated alongside the Izmailovo Park (eastern part of Moscow).
Medals
| Position | Country: | Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: | Total: |
| 1 | USSR | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 3= | Cuba | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3= | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3= | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | GDR | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | D.P.R.Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Events
52 kg
| Final Rank |
Athlete | Country | Snatch | Cl.&J | Total |
| 1 | Kanybek Osmanoliev | USSR | 107.5 | 137.5 | 245.0 (OR) |
| 2 | Bong Chol Ho | D.P.R.Korea | 110.0 | 135.0 | 245.0 |
| 3 | Gyong Si Han | D.P.R.Korea | 110.0 | 135.0 | 245.0 |
| 4 | Bela Olah | Hungary | 110.0 | 135.0 | 245.0 |
| 5 | Stefan Leletko | Poland | 105.0 | 135.0 | 240.0 |
| 6 | Ferenc Hornyak | Hungary | 107.5 | 130.0 | 237.5 |
56 kg
| Final Rank |
Athlete | Country | Snatch | Cl.&J | Total |
| 1 | Daniel Nuñez | Cuba | 125.0 | 150.0 | 275.0 (WR,OR) |
| 2 | Yurik Sarkisian | USSR | 112.5 | 157.5 | 270.0 (JWR) |
| 3 | Tadeusz Dembonczyk | Poland | 120.0 | 145.0 | 265.0 |
| 4 | Andreas Letz | GDR | 115.0 | 150.0 | 265.0 |
| 5 | Eui Yong Yang | D.P.R.Korea | 112.5 | 150.0 | 262.5 |
| 6 | Imre Stefanovics | Hungary | 115.0 | 145.0 | 260.0 |
60 kg
| Final Rank |
Athlete | Country | Snatch | Cl.&J | Total |
| 1 | Viktor Mazin | USSR | 130.0 | 160.0 | 290.0 (OR) |
| 2 | Stefan Dimitrov | Bulgaria | 127.5 | 160.0 | 267.5 |
| 3 | Marek Seweryn | Poland | 127.5 | 155.0 | 262.5 |
| 4 | Antoni Pawlak | Poland | 120.0 | 155.0 | 275.0 |
| 5 | Julio Loscos | Cuba | 125.0 | 150.0 | 275.0 |
| 6 | Frantisek Nedved | Czechoslovakia | 122.5 | 150.0 | 272.5 |
67.5 kg
| Final Rank |
Athlete | Country | Snatch | Cl.&J | Total |
| 1 | Yanko Roussev | Bulgaria | 147.5 | 195.0 | 342.5 (WR,OR) |
| 2 | Joachim Kunz | GDR | 145.0 | 190.0 | 335.0 |
| 3 | Mintcho Pachov | Bulgaria | 142.5 | 162.5 | 325.0 |
| 4 | Daniel Senet | France | 147.5 | 175.0 | 322.5 |
| 5 | Gunter Ambrass | GDR | 140.0 | 160.0 | 320.0 |
| 6 | Zbigniew Kaczmarek | Poland | 140.0 | 177.5 | 317.5 |
75 kg
| Final Rank |
Athlete | Country | Snatch | Cl.&J | Total |
| 1 | Assen Zlatev | Bulgaria | 160.0 | 200.0 | 360.0 (WR,OR) |
| 2 | Alexandr Pervy | USSR | 157.5 | 200.0 | 357.5 |
| 3 | Nedeltcho Kolev | Bulgaria | 157.5 | 187.5 | 345.0 |
| 4 | Julio Echenique | Cuba | 145.0 | 162.5 | 327.5 |
| 5 | Oragomir Ciorolan | Romania | 140.0 | 162.5 | 322.5 |
| 6 | Tapio Kinnunen | Finland | 142.5 | 177.5 | 320.0 |
82.5 kg
| Final Rank |
Athlete | Country | Snatch | Cl.&J | Total |
| 1 | Yurik Vardanyan | USSR | 177.5 | 222.5 | 400.0 (WR,OR) |
| 2 | Blagoi Blagoev | Bulgaria | 175.0 | 197.5 | 372.5 |
| 3 | Dusan Poliacik | Czechoslovakia | 160.0 | 207.5 | 367.5 |
| 4 | Jan Lisowski | Poland | 150.0 | 205.0 | 355.0 |
| 5 | Krassimir Drandarov | Bulgaria | 155.0 | 200.0 | 355.0 |
| 6 | Pawel Rabczewski | Poland | 155.0 | 195.0 | 350.0 |
90 kg
| Final Rank |
Athlete | Country | Snatch | Cl.&J | Total |
| 1 | Peter Baczako | Hungary | 170.0 | 207.5 | 377.5 |
| 2 | Roumen Alexandrov | Bulgaria | 170.0 | 205.0 | 375.0 |
| 3 | Frank Mantek | GDR | 165.0 | 205.0 | 370.0 |
| 4 | Dalibor Rehak | Czechoslovakia | 165.0 | 200.0 | 365.0 |
| 5 | Witold Walo | Poland | 160.0 | 200.0 | 360.0 |
| 6 | Lubomir Srsen | Czechoslovakia | 160.0 | 197.5 | 357.5 |
100 kg
| Final Rank |
Athlete | Country | Snatch | Cl.&J | Total |
| 1 | Ota Zaremba | Czechoslovakia | 160.0 | 215.0 | 395.0 (OR) |
| 2 | Igor Nikitin | USSR | 177.5 | 215.0 | 392.5 |
| 3 | Alberto Blanco | Cuba | 172.5 | 212.5 | 365.0 |
| 4 | Michael Hennig | GDR | 165.0 | 217.5 | 362.5 |
| 5 | Janos Solyomvari | Hungary | 175.0 | 205.0 | 380.0 |
| 6 | Manfred Funke | GDR | 170.0 | 207.5 | 377.5 |
110 kg
| Final Rank |
Athlete | Country | Snatch | Cl.&J | Total |
| 1 | Leonid Taranenko | USSR | 162.5 | 240.0 | 422.5 (WR,OR) |
| 2 | Valentin Christov | Bulgaria | 185.0 | 220.0 | 405.0 |
| 3 | Gyorgy Szalai | Hungary | 172.5 | 217.5 | 390.0 |
| 4 | Leif Nilsson | Sweden | 167.5 | 212.5 | 380.0 |
| 5 | Vinzenz Hortnagl | Austria | 170.0 | 202.5 | 372.5 |
| 6 | Stefan Tasnadi | Romania | 165.0 | 195.0 | 360.0 |
+110 kg
| Final Rank |
Athlete | Country | Snatch | Cl.&J | Total |
| 1 | Sultan Rakhmanov | USSR | 195.0 | 245.0 | 440.0 |
| 2 | Jurgen Heuser | GDR | 182.5 | 227.5 | 410.0 |
| 3 | Tadeusz Rutkowski | Poland | 160.0 | 227.5 | 407.5 |
| 4 | Rudolf Strejcek | Czechoslovakia | 162.5 | 220.0 | 402.5 |
| 5 | Bohuslav Braum | Czechoslovakia | 160.0 | 217.5 | 397.5 |
| 6 | Francisco Mendez | Cuba | 175.0 | 220.0 | 395.0 |
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