| Date | 20 July 1980 |
|---|---|
| Location | Dvorets sporta Izmaylovo, Moskva |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Kilograms | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Ho Bong-Chol |  PRK | 110.0 | |||
| =1 | Han Gyong-Si | PRK | 110.0 | |||
| =1 | Béla Oláh |  HUN | 110.0 | |||
| =4 | Kanybek Osmonaliyev |  URS | 107.5 | |||
| =4 | Ferenc Hornyák | HUN | 107.5 | |||
| 6 | Stefan Leletko |  POL | 105.0 | |||
| 7 | Francisco Casamayor |  CUB | 102.5 | |||
| 8 | Adyaagiin Jügdernamjil |  MGL | 97.5 | |||
| =9 | Gaetano Tosto |  ITA | 95.0 | |||
| =9 | Ioannis Katsaintonis |  GRE | 95.0 | |||
| =11 | Humberto Fuentes |  VEN | 90.0 | |||
| =11 | Giuseppe Chiapparo |  BEL | 90.0 | |||
| =11 | Karunagaran Ekambaram |  IND | 90.0 | |||
| =11 | Dorjiin Enkhbaatar | MGL | 90.0 | |||
| =15 | Imade Kadro |  SYR | 85.0 | |||
| =15 | Almabruk Mahmud Mahmud |  LBA | 85.0 | |||
| 17 | Raul Diniz |  POR | 82.5 | |||
| 18 | Durval de Moraes |  BRA | 80.0 |
