Olympic Champions in Weightlifting (Moscow, 1980)
History in Color:
A group shot of Soviet weightlifters that won gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow:
(left to right)
Viktor Mazin (Shakhtinsk, Kazakhstan, 60kg), Yury Sandalov (USSR Weightlifting Federation, Secretary), Sultan Rakhmanov (Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, 110kg+), Yurik Vardanyan (Leninakan, Armenia, 82.5kg), Nikolay Parkhomenko (USSR Weightlifting Federation, President), Alexander Prilepin (Team USSR Head Coach), Leonid Taranenko (Minsk, Belorussia, 110kg), Kanybek Osmanaliev (Frunze, Kirgizia, 52kg).
SUMMER OLYMPICS FROM 1896 TO TODAY
| WEIGHT | CLASS | NAME | TOTAL (KG) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Flyweight |  |
Kanybek OSMONALIEV, Soviet Union | 107.5+137.5EOR = 245OR |
| 56 | Bantamweight |  |
Daniel NUNEZ, Cuba | 125WR+150 = 275WR |
| 60 | Featherweight | |
Viktor MAZIN, Soviet Union | 130+160 = 290 |
| 67.5 | Lightweight |  |
Yanko RUSEV, Bulgaria | 147.5OR+195WR = 342.5 |
| 75 | Middleweight | |
Asen ZLATEV, Bulgaria | 160OR+200OR = 360WR |
| 82.5 | Light Heavyweight | |
Yurik VARDANYAN, Soviet Union | 177.5WR+222.5WR = 400WR |
| 90 | Middle Heavyweight |  |
Peter BACZAKO, Hungary | 170EOR+207.5 = 377.5 |
| 100 | Sub Heavyweight |  |
Ota ZAREMBA, Czechoslovakia | 180OR+215 = 395OR |
| 110 | Heavyweight | |
Leonid TARANENKO, Soviet Union | 182.5+240WR = 422.5WR |
| 110+ | Super Heavyweight | |
Sultan RAKHMANOV, Soviet Union | 195OR+245 = 440EOR |
1980 Summer OlympicsNote: To view a complete list of the winners in the weight classes above,
please follow the link associated with the weight class.
