Men Middle Heavyweight 90kg Weightlifting XXII Olympic Games 1980 Moskva, Soviet Union - 27th July

Men Middle Heavyweight 90kg Weightlifting XXII Olympic Games 1980 Moskva, Soviet Union - 27th July - Gold Medal: Péter Baczakó, Hungary

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

Final Ranking		Total	wgt	Snatch	1.	2.	3.	Cl&Jrk	1.	2.	3.
1. Peter Baczako	Hungary	377.5kg	89.10	170.0¹	162.5	167.5	170.0	207.5¹	202.5	207.5	~~210.0~~
2. Rumen Alexandrov	Bulgaria	375.0kg	89.40	170.0²	~~165.0~~	165.0	170.0	205.0³	205.0	~~210.0~~	~~210.0~~
3. Frank Mantek	East Germany	370.0kg	88.75	165.0³	160.0	165.0	~~167.5~~	205.0²	200.0	~~205.0~~	205.0
4. Dalibor Rehak	Czechoslovakia	365.0kg	89.50	165.0⁵	165.0	~~170.0~~	~~170.0~~	200.0⁵	200.0	~~205.0~~	~~205.0~~
5. Witold Walo	Poland	360.0kg	88.30	160.0⁶	~~160.0~~	160.0	~~165.0~~	200.0⁴	195.0	~~200.0~~	200.0
6. Lubomir Srsen	Czechoslovakia	357.5kg	89.40	160.0⁸	~~160.0~~	160.0	~~165.0~~	197.5⁶	197.5	~~207.5~~	~~207.5~~
7. Vasile Groapa	Romania	355.0kg	89.25	160.0⁷	~~155.0~~	~~155.0~~	160.0	195.0⁸	195.0	~~200.0~~	~~200.0~~
8. Nikolaos Iliadis	Greece	345.0kg	88.20	150.0⁹	~~150.0~~	~~150.0~~	150.0	195.0⁷	180.0	190.0	195.0
9. Gary Langford	Great Britain	330.0kg	89.05	150.0¹⁰	150.0	~~157.5~~	~~157.5~~	180.0⁹	~~180.0~~	180.0	~~192.5~~
10.Norberto Oberburger	Italy	315.0kg	89.30	147.5¹¹	~~147.5~~	147.5	~~152.5~~	167.5¹¹	167.5	~~172.5~~	~~172.5~~
11.Luis Rosito	Ghana	307.5kg	88.15	132.5¹⁵	~~132.5~~	132.5	~~137.5~~	175.0¹⁰	~~170.0~~	175.0	~~182.5~~
12.Victor Ruiz	Mexico	300.0kg	85.00	135.0¹³	135.0	~~140.0~~	~~140.0~~	165.0¹²	~~165.0~~	165.0	~~172.5~~
13.Gudmundur Helgason	Iceland	295.0kg	86.25	135.0¹⁴	~~135.0~~	135.0	~~140.0~~	160.0¹³	160.0	~~165.0~~	~~165.0~~
-. Ferenc Antalovics	Hungary	NW	89.35	165.0⁴	157.5	162.5	165.0	0	~~197.5~~	~~197.5~~	~~197.5~~
-. Luigi Fratangelo	Australia	NW	89.30	142.5¹²	137.5	~~142.5~~	142.5	0	~~172.5~~	~~172.5~~	~~172.5~~
-. David Rigert	Soviet Union	NW	89.10	0	~~170.0~~	~~170.0~~	~~170.0~~	0	---	---	---
-. Hugo De Grauwe	Belgium	NW	89.60	0	~~140.0~~	~~140.0~~	~~140.0~~	0	---	---	---
-. Myint Sann	Birma	NW	89.70	0	~~125.0~~	~~125.0~~	~~125.0~~	0	---	---	---

David Rigert (URS) had been the top lifter in this class throughout the 1970s, but as the heavy favorite, had bombed out at the 1972 Olympics, failing to make a lift in the snatch.
He came back to win the gold medal in 1976. He was considered a challenger for gold in 1980 but was no longer as dominant as he had been, although he had won the 1978 World Championship in heavyweight 100 kg.
However, Rigert did a reprise of 1972, failing to make a lift in the snatch, and was disqualified. The other top lifter in this class was Rolf Milser (FRG), 1978 World Champion, and runner-up at the Worlds in 1977 and 1979. Milser could not compete in 1980 as West Germany joined the USA-led boycott, which left the class wide-open after Rigert went out.
In the end the surprise gold medal was won by Peter Baczakó, who had won Olympic bronze as a light-heavyweight in 1976. He was tied by Rumen Aleksandrov (BUL) and Frank Mantek (GDR).

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