Men Lightweight 67.5kg Weightlifting XXII Olympic Games 1980 Moskva, Soviet Union - 23rd July

Men Lightweight 67.5kg Weightlifting XXII Olympic Games 1980 Moskva, Soviet Union - 23rd July - Gold Medal: Yanko Rusev, Bulgaria

Venue: Izamiolovo Palace of Sports, Moskva. -- Competitors from -- nations.

Final Ranking		Total	wgt	Snatch	1.	2.	3.	Cl&Jrk	1.	2.	3.
1. Yanko Rusev	Bulgaria	342.5kg	66.90	147.5¹	142.5	147.5	~~150.0~~	195.0¹	~~190.0~~	190.0	195.0
2. Joachim Kunz	East Germany	335.0kg	66.90	145.0³	145.0	~~150.0~~	~~150.0~~	190.0²	185.0	190.0	~~195.0~~
3. Mincho Pashov	Bulgaria	325.0kg	67.10	142.5⁵	135.0	140.0	142.5	182.5³	177.5	182.5	~~190.0~~
4. Daniel Senet	France	322.5kg	67.30	147.5²	140.0	145.0	147.5	175.0⁶	170.0	175.0	~~180.0~~
5. Gunther Ambrass	East Germany	320.0kg	66.85	140.0⁷	~~135.0~~	135.0	140.0	180.0⁴	175.0	180.0	~~185.0~~
6. Zbigniew Kaczmarek	Poland	317.5kg	61.15	140.0⁶	135.0	140.0	~~142.5~~	177.5⁵	~~177.5~~	177.5	~~182.5~~
7. Raul Gonzalez	Cuba	317.5kg	67.25	145.0⁴	140.0	145.0	~~147.5~~	172.5⁷	172.5	~~177.5~~	~~177.5~~
8. Virgil Dociu	Romania	310.0kg	67.10	140.0⁸	135.0	140.0	~~142.5~~	170.0⁸	~~170.0~~	170.0	~~175.0~~
9. Dusan Drska	Czechoslovakia	290.0kg	67.00	130.0¹⁰	~~130.0~~	130.0	---	160.0⁹	160.0	~~175.0~~	~~175.0~~
10.Juhani Salakka	Finland	282.5kg	66.65	130.0⁹	125.0	~~130.0~~	130.0	152.5¹⁴	152.5	~~157.5~~	~~157.5~~
11.Basilios Stellios	Australia	282.5kg	67.35	122.5¹³	~~122.5~~	122.5	~~127.5~~	160.0¹⁰	155.0	160.0	~~165.0~~
12.Nicolas Lasorsa	France	280.0kg	67.00	125.0¹¹	125.0	~~130.0~~	~~130.0~~	155.0¹²	~~155.0~~	155.0	~~160.0~~
13.Gwan-Ju Li	North Korea	280.0kg	67.35	125.0¹²	125.0	~~130.0~~	~~130.0~~	155.0¹³	~~155.0~~	155.0	~~157.5~~
14.Leo Isaac	Great Britain	275.0kg	67.50	117.5¹⁸	117.5	~~122.5~~	~~122.5~~	157.5¹¹	157.5	~~165.0~~	~~165.0~~
15.Pavlos Lespouridis	Greece	270.0kg	66.80	120.0¹⁴	120.0	~~125.0~~	~~125.0~~	145.0¹⁵	~~145.0~~	145.0	150.0
16.Walter Legel	Austria	270.0kg	66.95	120.0¹⁵	120.0	~~125.0~~	~~125.0~~	150.0¹⁶	150.0	~~155.0~~	~~155.0~~
17.Yassin Mohammed	Iraq	270.0kg	67.40	120.0¹⁶	120.0	~~125.0~~	~~125.0~~	150.0¹⁸	145.0	150.0	~~152.5~~
18.Alan Winterbourne	Great Britain	267.5kg	67.35	117.5¹⁷	~~117.5~~	~~117.5~~	117.5	150.0¹⁷	150.0	~~160.0~~	~~160.0~~
19.Andres Santoyo	Mexico	260.0kg	66.85	115.0¹⁹	~~115.0~~	115.0	~~120.0~~	145.0²⁰	145.0	~~155.0~~	~~155.0~~
20.Sergio De Luca	San Marino	255.0kg	66.60	110.0²⁰	105.0	110.0	~~112.5~~	145.0¹⁹	137.5	142.5	145.0

Yanko Rusev (BUL) came in as the favorite as the world record holder and 1978-79 World Champion. Rusev took the lead with a snatch of 147.5 kg, matched by Daniel Senet (FRA), but Rusev`s world record clean & jerk of 195.0 kg brought him the expected gold medal, and a world record total of 342.5 kg. Senet dropped off the podium, with Joachim Kunz (GDR) winning silver and Mincho Pachov (BUL) the bronze.
None would compete in 1984 because of the Soviet-led boycott, but Kunz would return and win the gold medal in this class at Seoul in 1988.

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_ 1980 Weightlifting Men Lightweight 67.5kg: Yanko Rusev (BUL)